The origin of the drung

Drung, a population of about 7000 people (2010 census data), are mainly distributed in yunnan first gongshan drung clan autonomous counties.

Su clan autonomous prefecture of gongshan drung autonomous county in the west of the country on both sides of the canyon, on both sides, the nu river in the north and the adjacent weixi Su inq Su clan autonomous county township and zayu county in Tibet autonomous region was made in the law, etc.In addition, the inside Burma have many dulong people live.With Su Su clan, anger clan, such as bai passed. They keep the "advhcg, honesty prevails throughout the good social morality", theft occur rarely.History books called "Qiu people".

In the past, the dulong people do not have unified said, the family often or river in the region as his own name, such as "dragon" alone, "Mr Ma", etc."Qiu person", "Qiu song", "song" is the han nationality of their appellation.After the founding of new China, according to the characteristics of the dulong people themselves and willingness, formally named drung.According to the detection of molecular anthropology, drung is the territory of China and the han descent is most close to people.

Drung has its own language, no text.The past passed by carved wooden knotting diary, more information.Dulong language belong to sino-tibetan hide the main languages, with basic language towering rage is same.

Drung live in the mountains since ancient times, conditions, traffic block, so the social development is relatively slow, low level of productivity, before and after the founding of new China still retains the primitive commune system of the deep residual.Give priority to with extensive slash-and-burn agriculture economy, gathering and hunting also occupies a considerable proportion.

Dulong language in the "rent" is referred for a variety of folk tunes, and rent wow "door" is the name of singer.Dulong people dancing and singing to express the joys and sorrows, and commonly used production, harvest, hunting, building, wedding and other events, honest plain folk tune, rhythm free changeable, unique style, many myths and stories are borrowed from generation by "rent".Women also had a face of the vulgar.Housing for wood or bamboo room more.The only holiday is Chinese New Year.No fixed time in the past, many held in the twelfth lunar month, the feast length is different also.Drung zayu county of the Tibet autonomous region in the north area, east forest Gao Li gong snow mountain 5000 meters above sea level, the southwest border with myanmar.Twists and turns of powerful country water roared in the mountains.Here winter snow mountains, rainy and humid summer, north-south terrain and affected by tropical monsoon in the Indian Ocean, the local plant growth and climate change are showing a significant characteristics of vertical distribution.

Drung traditional festival

Sudoku dragon

Drung people call "card finches wow".Is the only holiday drung year.They in December 29, for the New Year's eve, 30, for the New Year.

According to legend a long time ago, on the Banks of country life with the two brothers.They have been lost parents, with mountains as the home, with a crossbow hunt, bitter time.One day, two brothers with a long knife, with hard hand crossbows, come to bear force hunting card snow-capped mountains will pull on the barrel.The day the sky clouded over, beast is not out of the nest.Until the afternoon, to see a little blue sheep.Two brothers, separately.Brother lost its way, and put into a peaks of TV, stand out of the dangerous rock mountain ravines.

When the night over the mountains, the younger brother to some good place waiting for in advance.But, ah, etc., such as a curved moon hung up the pinnacles of gaoligong mountains, no brother, younger brother with a heart of anxiety, drilling deep valleys, to find his only living relative.I do not know over how many hills, swept through many a jet, looking for the whole nine years 01 months and 29 days.On December 30th day, my brother suddenly come back.Meet the brothers, mingled, brother sorrowfully to brother said: "I am not good brother, brother bear to leave you, since we separated brothers, I was a demon trapped in the deep end.Devil see you eager to find brother, since today, let me come back every year December 30th to meet you."Brother said, "is the day we meet in the tail and head of the first, just call it a New Year's day."Brother to celebrate his brother lost after the reunion, specially for brother made of a variety of exotic dishes and made of various kinds of grain of rice.Eat dinner, and my brother to meet brother thrilled, nobelium strikes gong, use torches, mountain please ZhaiLi elder brother, tell you the good news, let elder brother and fellow villagers together singing and dancing.Since then, brothers, to meet the day becomes drung people alone dragon.

Festival, each clan and tribal collective hunting of wildlife;Kill pigSheep, prey for the families.Tribal housewife will years times for each family.They referred to as the "broken".In the past, in the New Year's eve dinner must wait for every member of the tribe to qi, the lack of a person, is not boiled.In the morning, at early dawn, the stronghold nobelium gongs rang out from.To welcome the New Year.After breakfast, people with the nobelium gong sounded, all came to the stronghold of the opening, use simple and unsophisticated customs, celebrating the New Year.People regardless of age, gender, family, everybody hand in hand, jumped up the nation's traditional dance.The elders with exquisite dulong cane implement, the delicious dishes, in the traditional way for everyone to eat.At that time, singing sound, cheers, dance intertwined.

Drung custom taboo

Taboo outsiders into the delivery room.After taking the door sat on the bottom of the fireplace or on both sides, which cannot be water spilt on the tripod.Outsiders are not allowed to move in the grain depoteggs.Past out shooting to go hunting is not allowed to speak, and to ChengHuo in droves (into an even number).If the homeThe dead, itsThe bodyShall not be carried out from the door, to open the housing of the floor or pry the back out.Taboo language is more, such asHave a mealCan't say whenThe toilet, shit, etc., in the home can't say dirty words, don't say words about husband and wife life, people sick can't say "die", at ordinary times can't say "we", "I can" and "no" you, "you can't", etc.

Drung has been buried in very early on.But there is a taboo, drung is carried out, the dead can't directly from must in the housing wall or floor after another pry open a crack bodies will be carried out.It is said that doing so will not continue to the dead.All that is the normal death, all buried in their own homestead not far away.Because drung think far buried dead relatives is a feel sorry thing.Buried in that day, the whole village people to stop the labor day, far or near relatives and the village people all want to take the food, chicken, wine and so on to see the dead and express their own their condolences to the deceased.

Drung wedding taboo

1) strictly abide by the family of marriage system, forbidden marriage within marriage.Between the old, the family and marriage fixed group.

2) engagement or marry avoid without a dowry.

3) avoid divorce.If wife QiFu, has a younger sister, in the home by his wife younger sister to arrive, or to return all the dowry.ReFu abandoned his wife and his wife home can be refund or not refund less dowry.

4) ban intermarry with Tibetan.Old, drung the intermarry with Tibetan, but has now changed.