Which nationality is the Khitan nationality now?

The Khitan nationality is the Daur nationality now.

The Khitan nationality is an ancient nomadic people in China, which originated in the northeast of China. At first, animal husbandry was the mainstay, and after the mid-Liao Dynasty, it was mainly semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral. Experts from the Academy of Medical Sciences and China Academy of Social Sciences solved the mystery of the disappearance of the Khitan nationality by using DNA technology, thus proving that the Daur nationality has the closest kinship with the Khitan nationality and is the descendant of the Khitan nationality.

Daur is one of 56 ethnic groups in China, mainly distributed in Molidawa Daur Autonomous Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Meilisi Daur District of Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province, Ewenki Autonomous Banner, and a few people live in Tacheng, Xinjiang, Liaoning Province and other places. The residence of Daur nationality was first recorded as Taoer River (now Taoer River) and moved to the north of Heilongjiang in the early Ming Dynasty. The Daur people have their own language, and the original script has been lost. What is used now is a text based on Latin alphabet.

Daur custom

The traditional houses of Daur nationality are mostly pine or birch beams, adobe or mud walls, yellow mud inside and outside, covered with grass, with two rooms, three rooms and five rooms. Two rooms, one bedroom in Westinghouse and one kitchen in East Room; There are three or five rooms, with the kitchen in the middle and the living room on both sides. Houses generally face south and pay attention to lighting. Windows are a major feature of Daur houses. There are three connected big kang in the south, north and west of the living room or in the south, east and north, commonly known as "Man Zi Kang".

The living room of Daur people is more expensive than the west room. Westinghouse is located on the south kang, where most of the elders live. The son, daughter-in-law and their children live in the north kang or the east room, while the west kang is for guests' daily life. Most of the kang surfaces are covered with reed mats or felt. Nowadays, with the development of economy and the improvement of living conditions, there are more and more brick houses. However, living customs such as using kang are still deeply loved by Daur people.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Daur Nationality