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Dai People

TheDaipeopleareoneofmainethnicgroupslivinginRuiliforgenerationsaswellasthemostpopulousethnicminoritythere.TheyaremainlydistributedinthreetownshipsalongsidetheRuiliRiver,namely,Jiexiang,NongdaoandMongmao.MajorityofDaipeopleinRuiliisindigenous,andsomeofthemareimmigrantsfromotherplaces.Duetoregionaldifferences,theDaipeopleinthisareaaredividedintothreebranches:Daile,DaimaoandDaide.TheDaipeopleinRuiliareahavealonghistoryandwell-developedculture.Atpresent,therearepreciousclassicswritteninthelanguageofDaipeople,suchasPattra-leafScripture,HeimengGumengandEbingandSangluo.Theircalendar,operaandmedicinearealsowell-renowned.TheDaipeopleinRuiliaregoodsingersanddancersdespitegenderandage.ThefamousdanceperformancesthatarestillpopulartodayincludePeacockDance,Elephant-FootDrumDance,andGayang,alarge-scalefolkgroupdancewhichcanbecalledclassy.TherecontinuestoemergeahostoftalentedpeopleinPeacockDance,includingMaoXiang,YueXiang,WangLa,amongothers,whohavebeenhailedasnationalfolkdancersfortheirperformanceofPeacockDance.

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Jingpo People

The Jingpo people are one of main ethnic groups in Ruili. They are mainly distributed in the mountainous areas from Dengga Village which faces Myanmar across a river in the west to Zhefang Town in Luxi and Mengli Village which is connected with Luanchuan County in the east. Judging from the distribution of each branch, the Jingpo branch mainly inhabits in Dengga Village, Leinong Village, and Hulan Village; the Long'e branch mainly inhabits in Mengxiu Village and Nanjingli Villag; the Leiqi branch inhabits in Mengli Village and Nanjingli Village; the Zaiwa Branch has a larger population, and it is distributed in Huyu Village, Banling Village, Nongxian Village, Dengzha Village, Mengdian Village, Huwa Village, among other places.

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De’ang People

TheDe'angpeopleareoneoftheindigenouspeoplesofRuili.TheyaremainlydistributedinvillagessuchasManghai,GuangsongandLeigonginHuyuTownship,andGuangka,Leimen,NansanginMengxiuTownship,andHeNanmaoinMengmaoTown.Theirresidencesaremostlyatabasin’speripherywithanaltitudeof900-1000mandthesub-tropicalhillsideforest.Theyliveinscatteredgroups,andmostoftheirvillagesaresandwichedbetweenthevillagesoftheDai,JingpoandHanpeoples.SinceallDe'angpeoplebelieveinBuddhism,thebestbuildingineachoftheirvillagesisamonasteryfortheBuddhastatue.SincetheirreligiousbeliefsarethesameastheDaipeople,manyoftheircustomsarealsothesameastheDaipeople.TheirmainfestivalistheSongkranFestival.Inaddition,therearealsootherreligiousfestivalssuchastheOpen-DoorFestivalandClose-DoorFestivalandPracticing“Bai”Fair.

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Lisu People

The Lisu people are one of the most populous ethnic minorities in the Ruili mountainous areas after the Jingpo, De'ang and Han peoples. It is mainly distributed in the villages such as Banzha Village in Mengxiu Township and Banling Village and Banyang Village in Huyu Township. They are mostly distributed in mountainous areas and semi-mountainous areas in a pattern characterized by scattered living in terms the whole ethnicity and group living in terms of a small community. The costumes of Lisu women are roughly the same as their counterparts in the basin of the Nujiang River. They wear hats made of shells and beads, tops whose right collars are placed on the left collars, linen dresses, light-colored blouses fitted for the waist and dark-colored cotton-padded jackets. They also wear necklaces made of various shells, beads, silver coins and agate, and their clothes are finely made with beautiful motifs. Men's clothing and accessories include generally black and blue head cloths, short or long linen shirt or gown, and short or long swords. The traditional ethnic festivals of the Lisu people are the Kuoshi Festival and Sword Ladder Climbing Festival. During the festival, the Lisu people gather in their best clothes and perform acrobatics such as climbing a sword ladder and walking on fire. They sing and dance the night away till the next morning.

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Songkran Festival—Carnival of the Dai and De'ang Peoples

泼水节亦称“浴佛节”，系瑞丽傣族、德昂族的主要节日。傣语叫“赏见”，德昂人称“拱拍”。相传是从印度的“洒红节”和到圣河沐浴的习俗演变而来。泼水节有浴佛、祈雨、迎春耕、祝愿人畜兴旺和五谷丰登之意，在巴利语系佛教文化圈内，它是一年中最盛大的宗教礼仪。节日第一天为傣历除夕，这天家家户户要打扫卫生。卜冒、卜少身着节日盛装，敲起象脚鼓和铓锣，成群结队进山采摘“赏见花”，打扮泼水亭，年龄长者在家杀鸡宰牛，做泼

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Munao Zongge Festival—Carnival of the Jingpo People

目瑙纵歌节原属祭祀性的驱恶扬善，预祝吉祥幸福、庆祝丰收的传统仪式。景颇称为“目瑙”，载佤称为“纵歌”，含有大家跳舞的意思。相传只有太阳的子女会跳目瑙纵歌，后来由景颇族的祖先宁贯娃传到人间。节日期间，景颇族男女身着节日盛装，从四面八方聚集到一起，纵情歌舞。目瑙纵歌舞由两位德高望重的“瑙双”领头。“瑙双”头戴美丽的孔雀羽冠，伴随着优美，粗犷的旋律，手中挥舞熠熠闪光的银刀领舞在纵歌队伍的最前头。在“瑙双

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