Dulong Ethnic Group

12/27/2012 CTA Activities Gongshan 4842
Located at the China-Burma border, GaoLiGong Mountain, the Dulong Ethnic Group settlements is called the "Swire people" in the history books, which has preserved the best original and ecological environment. It is isolated, and only known to the outside world for the tattoos women of the ethnic group. The picture shows a 73-year-old female, whose face has typical butterfly pattern.
Dulong Ethnic Group

In the early morning, it is a beautiful landscape with the Dulong River surrounded by three mountains. The people here almost live an isolated life. Dulong people generally have breakfast at around 11:00 every day, two meals a day. Here is the Dulong River Township, located in Dulong and Nu Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, the Dulong Ethnic Group thriving place.
Dulong Ethnic Group

Traditional long knife is an essential tool of the Dulong people, for collecting firewood and land reclamation. Currently, the big Dulong Ethnic Group have about 7400 population, speaking Dulong language, but no their national language. Their original group marriage custom does not exist now.
Dulong Ethnic Group

The indigo color pattern
Dulong Ethnic Group

This 74 years old Tattoos female almost cannot speak Mandarin. She needs the young people in the village translate for her when communicate with outsiders.
Dulong Ethnic Group

Typical Dulong Ethnic Group houses, stone and wood sleepers are built on the steep hillside.
Dulong Ethnic Group 

The forest coverage rate in Dulong River reaches nearly 99%, which also provide enough fuel for the locals. The traditional farming method of Dulong Ethnic Group is a "slash and burn".
Dulong Ethnic Group

The Dulong Ethnic Group generations have been practiced teaching by example. From 6 years old, children are allowed to participate in various group activities such as weddings and funerals, listening to singers who sing the tune, as well as those telling stories.
Dulong Ethnic Group 

This is the typical local bamboo baskets to transport goods. There is a piece of wood on the shoulder position in order to reduce the pressure.
Dulong Ethnic Group

Dulong River Township is relatively quiet at night.
Dulong Ethnic Group

There are few large area of flat land in the Dulong River, only hillside farming, the most common crops are corns.
Dulong Ethnic Group

Dulong people must climb mountains and cross rivers when go out of the township, and the only means of transport is strop ropeway.
Dulong Ethnic Group

Local government housing projects also bring more foreign culture, so now more and more young people like to play billiards.
Dulong Ethnic Group

Dulong people’s staple food is mainly corn, millet, buckwheat, barley, potato, taro, and soy-, supplemented by a small amount of rice and wildlife. Now a lot of young men have already out of the mountains, to earn a living, while women and children are at home to guard their homes.
Dulong Ethnic Group

The villagers can buy cloth from the markets of the township, mostly are the acrylic fibers, to make the material beautiful Dulong blankets with the traditional cloth.
Dulong Ethnic Group

The best elementary school in the Dulong River Township is located in center of the township.
Dulong Ethnic Group

The pork sold in the small shop is generally the frozen pork from the outside. It is rather difficult to cut out the pork.
Dulong Ethnic Group

During the Cultural Revolution, women were no longer facial tattoo, and thus the rest of the facial tattoo women become special cultural heritage of Dulong. According to statistics, there are only 34 remaining facial tattoo women in Dulong River Township now, the oldest is 106 years old, while the youngest is 56 years old.
Dulong Ethnic Group

This facial tattoo female was standing in front of her house. Usually, she is at home, in addition to cooking and cleaning, relatively free. But she hopes that young people at home can go out of the mountains one day.
Dulong Ethnic Group 
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