What are the unique national cultures in Xishuangbanna?

The cultural tradition of Xishuangbanna is the cultural tradition of Dai people. Dai ancestors used "tattoo and haircut" as the same custom, but they were mixed with each other. Their footprints are still in Laos, northern Thailand, Myanmar and India. Since ancient times, the Dai people have been a nation that pays attention to etiquette. When foreigners arrive at the Dai family, the host will take the initiative to greet them, serve tea and water, and entertain them for dinner. When you visit the Dai family, you will be treated as "splashing water" and "tying the thread" by your host.

Folk culture The Dai people have a long history and created splendid culture in their long life, especially Dai calendar, Dai language and colorful folk literature and art. As early as 1000 years ago, the ancestors of the Dai people wrote many beautiful and touching myths and legends, fables, novels and poems. There are more than 550 long poems written in Dai language alone.

Zhao Shutun, Nanmu Nannuo and Hulu Letter are his representative works, which have been adapted into movies and plays and are deeply loved by the masses. Dai dance has a high artistic level and distinctive national characteristics, and its movements are mostly the analogy and beautification of animal behaviors, such as the popular "peacock dance" and "Elephant Foot Drum Dance".

Dai music is very pleasant to listen to. Besides dancing, it is often combined with poetry. Sculpture and painting also have distinctive features. Dai people believe in Buddhism, and pagodas and Buddhist temples can be seen everywhere in Dai areas. Bamboo House, a folk house in A Dai, is the most typical existing dry-column building in China. Antique, unique, cool and comfortable to live in Dai men have the custom of tattooing, which shows courage and beauty and can also attract the love of the opposite sex.