Buyi nationality, with an existing population of about 2.545 million. They are mainly distributed in Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Anshun and Guiyang, and the rest are distributed in Qiandongnan, Tongren, Zunyi, Bijie, Liupanshui and Luoping in Yunnan.
Buyi people have their own language, belonging to the Zhuang and Dong language family of Sino-Tibetan language family. There were no words before, and Chinese characters were always used. 1956, created the Latin alphabet pinyin characters.
The religious beliefs of Buyi people are mainly ancestor worship and nature worship, and they believe in many gods.
Generally speaking, Buyi nationality is a branch of ancient Baiyue, which is closely related to Zhuang nationality in terms of ethnic origin. Buyi people are mainly engaged in rice cultivation and are called "rice-planting people". During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the social productive forces in Buyi areas were quite developed.
Buyi folk houses living in Nanpanjiang River valley in Guizhou are mostly diaojiao buildings, which were called Gan Lan in ancient times. Animals and sundries in the bottom circle of the building; People live upstairs. Buyi people in Huangguoshu Waterfall use local materials, make use of local rich thin stone materials, and rebuild slate houses on the basis of dry fence buildings. Except for purlins and rafters, the whole house is made of slate. Coming to Buyi village is like entering a magical stone kingdom. This kind of house is neat and beautiful, warm in winter and cool in summer, windproof, rainproof and fireproof.
Buyi people like to eat five-color glutinous rice, and other glutinous rice foods are also rich. For example, jiaozi, a pillow in the first month, jiaozi in the triangle of Duanyang Festival, Zongzi on June 6th, and couplets on July 30th are all indispensable gifts when visiting relatives and friends on holidays. Buyi people also like to eat sauerkraut. The unique taste of hydrochloric acid dishes in Dushan, southern Guizhou, is a tribute of Qing Dynasty. When making, glutinous rice wine residue, pepper powder, garlic and rock sugar are used as ingredients. It is golden in color, clear in body, sour, spicy, sweet and salty. Now it is not only sold well in China, but also exported to Singapore, Japan, the United States and Malaysia.
Buyi area is rich in famous tea, and Duyun Maojian won the first prize of Panama Expo. Among the teas made by Buyi people, maiden tea has a unique taste. Before Tomb-Sweeping Day, this tea was picked by a girl and kept a certain humidity after being fried. Then, the tea leaves are folded into a tube shape, dried and made into girl tea. This tea is beautiful in shape and high in quality, and it is a fine product in tea. Only for friends and relatives or lovers.
Tea White Song Festival is an important festival for Buyi people. On June 2 1 day of the lunar calendar, young Buyi men and women at the border of Guizhou, Guangxi and Yunnan provinces gathered in Xingyi County Tea Farm from all directions to hold a grand song party. singing party/gathering
Lang Shao (singing) is a social love activity for young Buyi men and women. When the waves whistle, you should throw foil bags at each other. There are many embroidered spikes on the bag, which look like butterflies flying all over the sky. Buyi costumes in different regions have their own characteristics. Generally, men wear double-breasted jackets, trousers and headscarves, while women wear large-breasted clothes, trousers or pleated skirts and all kinds of silver ornaments. Buyi batik technology has a long history, and batik patterns have distinctive national characteristics, exquisite and elegant, which are deeply loved by people.
Buyi area has beautiful scenery and rich tourism resources. In addition to the spectacular Huangguoshu Waterfall, there is also Huaxi, known as the "Flower of Guizhou Plateau", and the strange caves in southern Guizhou ... Many scenic spots and rich ethnic customs in Buyi areas have attracted thousands of Chinese and foreign tourists.
Buyi area is not only beautiful, but also rich in resources. Nanpanjiang and Beipanjiang have become the key development zones of water conservancy and electric power in China, and there are rich gold mines in southeastern Guizhou. Buyi handicrafts are exported to Europe, America, Japan, Southeast Asia and other places.