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The Nu peoples Name: Nu, Nuzu.Nusu Population: 21,000 Location:
Yunnan Province, Nujiang Lisu and Nu Autonomous Prefecture. |
"Nu ethnic group consists of 4 branches. The branch living in Gongshan calls themselves A-long, the branch living in Fugong call themselves A-nu, the branch living in Bijiang call themselves Nusu, the branch living in Lanping call themselves Ruoruo. Some branches are natives, such as Nu in Gongshan and Fugong, the others are immigrations, such as Nu in Bijian. These branches developed and converged during history and finally formed Nu ethnic group" ( Ni Peng and Wei Ping.-On Ancient Dispute Resolution System of Nu Ethnic Group)
- The Anong, inhabitants of Fugong County, have a population of 8.000 people.
- The Along, about 8.000 people, live in Gongshan County.
- The Ruorou are some 2.000 people. They live in Lanping County.
- The Nusus, about 11.000, live in Bijiang County.
Introductory
Articles in Ethnic China
Introducing
the Nu peoples: Nu is the generic denomination of four
different ethnic groups, with well differentiated cultures: the Anong,
the Along, the Ruorou and the Nusu.
The history of
the Nusu: a history of oppression. The Nusu believe
they descend from a feminine ancestress.
The religion
of the Nusu of Bijiang: The Nusu believe that nature
is full of spirits who can influence the live of the human beings
Scholars Researches available in the Web
Graham Thurgood.- The
causatives in Sun Hongkai’s Anong: language death and rapid restructuring
Graham Thurgood.- Sociolinguistics and contact-induced language change: Hainan Cham, Anong, and Phan Rang Cham
This paper examines the sociolinguistic conditions under which three Southeast Asian languages have restructured under intense multilingual contact.
Graham
Thurgood.- Hainan
Cham, Anong, and Phan Rang Cham: Three languages, three social contexts,
three patterns of change.
This paper examines the sociolinguistic conditions under which three Southeast
Asian languages have restructured under intense multilingual contact:
Hainan Cham, a Chamic language of Hainan; Anong, a Tibeto-Burman language
of Yunnan; and Phan Rang Cham, a Chamic language of southern Vietnam.
Ni Peng and Wei Ping.-On Ancient Dispute Resolution System of Nu Ethnic Group
The
disputes were usually resolved by god judgment mechanism before the setup
of P.R.China, such as blowing blood wine, drinking blood wine, grasping
in oil (water) pan, pulling stone pillar and sacrificing to Mari.
Books and references
Basic
Bibliography of the Nu
Chinese Bibliography of the Nu
Photo Exhibitions
Ethnic
China photo exhibitions
More Photo exhibitions
Music
Nu
music
A guide to download their music
Films and Video
Documentary
Films about the Nu:
two films released at an International Congress in Kunming, 2009
Available
dvds and vcds about the Nu
Image of the the Nu in the cinema
Art and Handicrafts
The
Nu in the art
Art Exhibitions
Travel
Travel
to Nu lands
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