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What are the totems in China?
Mongolians: rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.
Kazakhs: rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.
Uighurs: rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, fish, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.
Dai people: elephants, cows, tigers, rats, dragons, snakes, horses, ants, apes, chickens, dogs and pigs.
Yi people in Guixi: dragon, phoenix, horse, ant, human, chicken, dog, pig, sparrow, cow, tiger and snake.
Yi people in Ailaoshan: tiger, rabbit, pangolin, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, mouse and cow.
Li nationality in Maodao village, Tongshi, Hainan: rats, cows, insects, rabbits, dragons, fish, meat, people, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs.
Extended data:
Totem, originally a dialect vocabulary of American Indian Gibois, means "his kin". The core of totem worship is that an animal, a plant or an inanimate object is related to one's clan, and is the ancestor and relative of the clan, so it is regarded as the symbol, symbol and protector of the clan.
Many scholars around the world have investigated and studied totem worship, an ancient and peculiar cultural phenomenon. It is generally believed that many nationalities in the world once had totem worship, and its remains can still be seen in some modern nationalities.
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