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1、我国少数民族英语介绍Each of the minority ethnic groups has a distinctive and different character. 阿昌Achang: one of the earliest people in Yunnan; famous for being good at growing rice and forging iron weapons such as cutting tools 白Bai: the masters of artistic creativity and favor white clothes and decoration
2、s; creative in architecture, painting, music, sculpture and lacquer work 布朗Blang: live in Yunnan Province; mainly practice agriculture; good at planting tea trees and early rice; do many artistic practices such as literature and music 保安Bonan: live in southwest of Gansu Province; mainly engage in ha
3、ndicraft industry; believe in Islam; play traditional woodwind or stringed instrument 布依Bouyei: inhabit in Guizhou Province as early as in the Stone Age; advanced in agriculture and forestry; good at brocade and embroidery 朝鲜Chaoxian: dwell mainly in northeastern part of China; their ancestors are t
4、he immigrants from the Korean Peninsula; have similar festivals with Han People 傣Dai: distribute in southern part of Yunnan Province; a versatile nation who has made certain achievement in music; believe in Southern Buddhism 达翰尔Daur: a considerably smaller ethnic group who said to be the descendants
5、 of Khitan tribe in Liao Dynasty; lay stress upon etiquette; have many taboos of their own 德昂Deang: a small ethnic group distributed in Yunnan Province; they are skilled craftsman, and have profound tea culture; rice, wheat, corn and legume are the staple foods 侗Dong: living in the border regions be
6、tween Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou Provinces; skilled in handcrafts; rice, millet, wheat sorghum are the staple foods 东乡Dongxiang: mainly inhabit in Gansu Province, with farming and stocking as their mode of production; believe in Islam; enjoy drinking tea 独龙Dulong: one of the smallest ethnic groups in
7、China; believing that there are spirits who control everything; have two meals a day; carpet is their distinctive handicraft 鄂温克Ewenki: mostly live in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region; good at singing and dancing, horse-racing and wrestling; believe that Gods control their life Gaoshan: most liv
8、e on Taiwan Island; like singing ballads and telling tales; have rituals for daily activities, such as sowing, harvesting, hunting and fishing 仡佬Gelao: an old ethnic group good at the refinement of forging, blacksmith and stonecutting; believe in the bless from many Gods and their ancestors 京Gin: mo
9、st live in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; make a living on farming and fishing; most believe in Taoism; seafood and rice are their staple foods 哈尼Hani: mainly inhabit within the reaches of Yuan and Lantsang Rivers; have interesting marriage custom; believe in the great influence of many Gods and
10、their ancestors 赫哲Hezhen: the smallest ethnic group in China; believe in Shamanism and all have spirits and worship as many gods; fish is their staple food 回Hui: believe in Islamism; the religious thoughts play important role in their daily life; their life style is very different from other ethnic
11、groups 景颇Jingpo: mainly distribute in Yunnan Province; skilled at carving, painting, weaving and embroidering; believe everything has a soul which will never die 基诺Jinuo: live mainly in Yunnan Province; an old minority who believe in animism; rice and corn are their staple food; the Iron Forging Fes
12、tival is the grandest festival 哈萨克Kazak: mainly dwell in Xinjiang, Gansu and Qinghai; love music and have many unique musical instruments such as Dongbula; believe in Islam 吉尔吉斯Kirgiz: most live in Xinjiang; adept at literature, music, sports and handicrafts; do animal husbandry; some of them believ
13、e in Islam and some believe in Tibetan Buddhism 拉祜Lahu: most are scattered around the Lancangjiang Lahu Autonomous County; believe in Mahayana; regard black as the most beautiful color 黎Li: mainly live in middle and southern part of Hainan Province; favorite corn, rice and sweet potatoes; depend on
14、agriculture, breeding and handicrafts industries 傈僳Lisu: most live in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces; mainly live on corn and buckwheat; created their own calendar composed of ten months divided by natures change 珞巴Luoba: dwell at the foot of Himalayas, and make a living by doing agriculture and hunti
15、ng; have unique food custom, and corn, rice and a kind of local grain are their staple foods 满Man: originated from the Jurchen tribes; have a long history and brilliant culture; the creator of Jin and Qing Dynasties; has made great influence to Chinese history 毛南Maonan: mainly distribute in Huanjian
16、g County in Guangxi Province; live on agriculture and handicraft industry; rice and corn are their staple foods 苗Miao: has a relatively larger popular compared with other ethnic groups in China; skillful in handicrafts such as paper-cutting, embroidery, weaving, and jewelry casting 门巴Monba: mainly d
17、istribute in Tibet and has a long history; their staple food are corn, rice and buckwheat; adept in weaving with vines and bamboo vines; have interesting wedding ceremony 蒙古Mongol: primarily live in Inner Mongolia; the minority on the horseback; the staple food is meat and milk; the greatest festiva
18、l is Nadam Fair 仫佬Mulam: a smaller ethnic group dwelling mainly in Guangxi Province; believe in natural spirits; adept at pottery making and iron forging 纳西Naxi: mainly live in Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet; the major production activities are handicrafts, stock breeding and farming; most of them believ
19、e in Dongba Religion 怒Nu: most live in the southwest of Yunnan Province; believe everything has spirit and some believe in Christianity and Lamaism; good at playing musical instruments 鄂伦春Oroqen: dwell mainly in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang Province; good at hunting and making wares with iron, wo
20、od and bone; the staple food is meat 普米Primi: live on agriculture and livestock; believe life is influenced by gods and ancestors; celebrate Spring Festival, Pure Brightness Festival and Dragon Boat Festival 羌Qiang: mainly live in Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province; their staple f
21、oods are beef, mutton, chicken, fish, corn, wheat and potatoes 俄罗斯Russ: derived from Russian immigrates in 18th Century; most live in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region; celebrate Christmas Day and Easter Day 撒拉Salar: mainly live in Qinghai, Gansu and Xinjiang Provinces; make a living by engaging in h
22、orticulture, handicrafts and agriculture 畲She: most live in Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces; believe in the influence of ancestors and totems; the staple foods are corn, rice, beans and potatoes 水Shui: mainly distribute in Guizhou Province; have their own language; good at stone-carving, paper-cuts, s
23、ilver jewelry making and batik techniques 塔吉克Tagik: have splendid culture and long history; live on agriculture and stock husbandry; believe in Islam and lay stress upon etiquette 塔塔尔Tatar: mainly live in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region; have their own language; follow Islam; depend on agriculture,
24、 stock husbandry and handicrafts 土Tu: mainly distribute in Qinghai and Gansu Provinces; practice Animism and Taoism; live on agriculture, stock husbandry and sheep breeding 土家Tujia: distribute widely in Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces; believe in the great influence of gods and ancestors
25、; live on agriculture and fish industry Uygur: mainly live in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regions; believe in Islam; their unique staple foods are nang, zhuafan and noodles 乌孜别克Uzbek: mainly live in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regions; believe in Islam, and depend on stock breeding and handicrafts indus
26、tries 佤族Wa: mainly live in Yunnan Province; make a living by doing agriculture; some believe in Buddhism and Christianity; rice is their staple food 锡伯Xibe: distribute in Jilin, Liaoning and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region; live on stock husbandry and agriculture; wheat flour, rice and mutton are t
27、heir staple food 瑶Yao: distribute widely in the mountainous areas in south of China; corn, rice and potatoes are their staple food and they like drinking tea and homemade wines 彝Yi: widely live in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guangxi Provinces; have a long history and splendid culture; treasure vari
28、ous beliefs 裕固Yugur: mainly live in Gansu Province; the typical nomads live on stock breeding; believe in Lamaism; preserve many traditional cultures such as folk tales, legends and ballads 藏Zang: most live in the Tibetan Autonomous Region; believe in Tibetan Buddhism (also called Lamaism); Tsamba, butter tea, mutton and beef are their staple foods 壮Zhuang: the largest minority group in China mainly living in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; has a long history and splendid culture
