Achang

Bai

Baoan

Bulang

Buyi

Dai

Deang

Dong

Dongxiang

Dulong

Ewenki

Gelao

Hani

Hezhe

Jingpo

Jino

Lahu

Li

Lisu

Maonan

Miao

Mongols

Moso

Mulao

Naxi

Nu

Pumi

Qiang

She

Shui

Tujia

Uygur

Wa

Yao

Yi

Zhuang

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

The Bulang

Name: Bulang, Blang, Palaung

Population: 91.900 (only in China)

Localization: Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna and Lincang prefectures and Simao Zone

Introductory Articles in Ethnic China

The Bulang: aborigines of Yunnan
: The Bulang are one of the original inhabitants of Yunnan. They live in sharp mountains of humid forest and difficult life, in border areas, in lands located at more 1500 meters of altitude.

History of the Bulang: They are considered be one of the aboriginal peoples of southwest Yunnan.

The religion of the Bulang: The traditional religion of the Bulang was polytheism, expressed mainly in the worship to nature and ancestors.

Marriage among the Bulang: When Bulang young people are 15 or 16 years old, they carry out a rite of passage known as Poke

Bulang literature and myths: The legend of Gumiya is their most important myth. It tells the way the world was created and how mankind developed.

The festivals of the Bulang: The Bulang in the south of Yunnan have received cultural influences from the Dai and the Chinese.

Scholars Researches available in the Web

Anchalee Singhanetra-Renard.- The Palaung of Shan State: The Palaung settlements here are constructed on ridge lines, not unlike their ethnic cousins the Wa, as far out of the way of lowlanders as possible.

Books and references

Basic Bibliography of the Bulang
Chinese Bibliography of the Bulang

Photo Exhibitions

Ethnic China photo exhibitions
More Photo exhibitions


Music

Bulang music
A guide to download their music


Films and Video

Documentary Films about the Bulang
Available dvds and vcds about the Bulang
Image of the the Bulang in the cinema


Art and Handicrafts

The Bulang in the art
Art Exhibitions


Travel

Travel to Bulang lands


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