450 essay on the national customs of the Dongxiang people

The Dongxiang ethnic group is one of the three unique ethnic minorities in Gansu named after living in Dongxiang County, Linxia Prefecture for generations, with a total population of about 40,000.

The main origin of the Dongxiang ethnic group is the Salta people from Central Asia in the Yuan Dynasty. Historically, they are a nation with inseparable ethnicity and religion.

Islam played a decisive role in the formation of the Dongxiang ethnic group and has always had a significant impact on the historical development, economic culture and social life of Dongxiang.

Dongxiang people have been devout Muslims for generations.

Their basic beliefs, religious practices, religious etiquette and other aspects are almost identical to those of the Hui people.

The Dongxiang people have lived in mountainous areas with traffic congestion, barrenness and backwardness. Since the Yuan Dynasty, they have been brutally oppressed and exploited by the reactionary ruling classes of the past dynasties. The harsh living environment has taught the Dongxiang people to be hard-working, upright and simple, courageous, smart and resourceful.

national character.

Although the lives of Dongxiang people are not rich, they are particularly hospitable.

Guests coming from afar are generally treated with all their hospitality.

When a guest enters the door, he is immediately invited to the Kang to serve tea and rice. The host greets the guest attentively and does not eat or drink himself to show respect.

The food served to entertain guests is mostly oil fruits, hand-caught mutton and stewed chicken.

The chicken is divided into 13 pieces according to its parts, and the tail is the most valuable.

Only elders or the most distinguished guests can eat cocktails.

The hospitality of the Dongxiang people even reaches the point where they have to boil a bowl of boiling water and serve it to their guests with both hands even if they don’t have rice to cook at home. Their simplicity and sincerity are truly touching.