The Zhuang Nationality
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With a population of about 17 million, the Zhuang ethnic minority is the one of the largest minority group in China with a long history and glorious culture. Over 90 percent of the Zhuang people live in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The rest of the zhuang people reside in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou and Hunan Provinces.
The Devil Festival, held on July 14th of the lunar month, is regarded as an occasion second to the Spring Festival. The day before the Devil Festival, every family does a thorough house cleaning and makes special preparations of outfits used in the sacrifice. On that day, duck, pork and good wines along with some candies and fruits must be offered in order to show great respect to their ancestors.
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Banana leaf Ciba,a glutinous rice products often made by Zhuang housewives .It has both the sweet smell of banana leaf and the delicate taste.It is covered by banana leaf ,which make it able to keep soft for a long time and easy to carry. The ancient Zhuang men often carry it when they go to war and go out to work. One banana leaf Ciba, contains a deep affection. 2016-3-14
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The Ox Soul Festival held on April 8th of the lunar month is to celebrate the birthday of the king of oxen and to show their love and respect to the ox, therefore, each ox is relieved from their yokes and free from plowing. People give the ox a bath accompanied with beating drums. Parents of a family feed the ox with five-colored glutinous rice, while singing folksongs. It is a festival that represents their great hope for a good harvest. 2016-3-14
Besides sharing similar festivals with the Han, the Zhuang minority has its unique ones including: the Singing Festival, the Ox Soul Festival, the Devil Festival and so on. Here are the examples:
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Sacrifice activities are usually held because of their beliefs of being blessed by the divinity and to prevent all kinds of disasters.
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In 1957, a writing system based on the Latin alphabet has been created with the help of the Chinese government. The Latin alphabet has been adopted to publish many books. Since then, the Zhuang ethnic minority has had their own language. In the year of 1982, the zhuang language was revised and has been greatly used among the Zhuang people.
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The Zhuang ethnic minority has a language of its own that belongs to the Zhuang-Dai branch of Zhuang-Dong Austronesian ( an austronesian belongs to the Sino- Tibetan family of languages). The language is divided into two dialects although they have few differences.
There are various kinds of dilicious food in local.And now,I want to introduce two characteristic food.
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Five color glutinous rice is a traditional snack of the Zhuang minority,named after its color--black, red, yellow, white, purple.On Lunar March three or Tomb Sweeping Festival ,they usually make five color glutinous rice. The Zhuang family is very fond of five color glutinous rice , regarding it as the symbol of good fortune and a bumper grain harvest.
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Guangxi is a beautiful place.As we all know,among China's tourist attractions,there are one old widely sayings:Guiling scenery stands out as the world's best,Yห้องสมุดไป่ตู้ngshuo scenery tops those of Guiling.Guiling,Yangshuo are both in Guangxi.The climate in Zhuang region is mild and is ample in rainwater.There are many specialties,such as durian,mango,litchi and longan.The Zhuang nationality has its own language as well as its own drama,Zhuang Xi.Beautiful Beibu Gulf produce many rare seafood while the southern pearl is in the world-famous. 2016-3-14
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Since the ancient times, the Zhuang people have had numerous kinds of beliefs. They believe in the totem, and their ancestors. Now, most of them are polytheists, believing the power of many inanimate things in nature, such as giant trees, high mountains, cavity, the earth, the sun, water and so on.