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Cultural characteristics of Bai nationality 100 words
1, religious belief

Worship of God is a religion that all Bai people believe in. The white name of the Lord is "Wu Zeng", which is the abbreviation of "Bless the Lord in this environment", meaning "my master". They are the protectors of the Bai village community. Some villages worship one master, while others worship the same master.

2. clothes

Bai costumes have formed their own national characteristics in the long historical development process. Bai people advocate white, and their clothing styles are slightly different from place to place, and white clothes are noble.

3. Language

Bai language is the national common language of Bai people. Generally speaking, Chinese national linguists believe that Bai language belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family of Sino-Tibetan language family, but some researchers believe that Bai language is more closely related to Chinese. After the investigation of Bai language in 1950s, Bai language was divided into Dali (South), Jianchuan (Middle) and Nujiang (North).

4. Text

Bai people have two national languages, namely, the old white language and the new white language. The old vernacular Chinese was developed on the basis of Chinese characters, while the new vernacular Chinese was created by phonography after the founding of New China.

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White customs:

1, housing form

In the housing form of Bai people, the dam area is mostly "three long houses", with huts with kitchens, barns and yards, or tile houses with "one front and two ears", "three sides and one wall" and "four entrances and five patios", with bedrooms, kitchens and barns separated. Most of the mountainous areas are straw houses, "flash houses", bamboo baskets or "wooden cribs" with stables upstairs and downstairs, and cooking and sleeping places are often connected.

2. Marriage customs

In Baijia, the son separated from his parents after marriage. Bai people share the same surname and do not marry.

3, daily etiquette

Bai people's hospitality, courtesy before guests is the etiquette of Bai people. The guests came home and entertained each other with wine and tea. The famous "three teas" are the hospitality of the Bai people. Bai people generally only pour half a cup of tea, but they need a full cup of wine. They think that wine is full of respect and tea is full of deception. When you are warmly received by the Bai people, you should say "thank you" to show your gratitude and gratitude.

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