Bulang Ethnic Minority

Bulang is an ethnic minority with a long history. They speak Bulang language, but have no their own written language. Bulang ethnic minority has a very rich oral culture, which still retains the most distinctive ethnic language, costumes, songs and dances, customs and habits. Bulang is mainly distributed in the western and southwestern border areas of Yunnan province. According to the sixth national census in 2010, the total population of the Bulang minority is 119,639.
Distribution of Bulang Ethnic Minority
Bulang ethnic minority is mainly distributed in the western and southwestern border areas of Yunnan province, including Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, Pu'er city and Lincang city. Among them, Bulang people are more concentrated in the towns and townships of Menghai County like Bulang Mountain, Xiding, Bada, Daluo, Mengman and Menggang, and scattered in Shuangjiang, Baoshan, Shidian, Changning, Yunxian, Zhenkang, Yongde, Gengma, Lancang, Mojiang and other cities and counties. Bulangshan Bulang ethnic town is the largest settlement area of Bulang minority, accounting for about 65% of the total population of Bulang. In addition, mountain area of Nanjian, Jingdong, Jinggu, Simao, Jinghong, Mengla and other cities and counties also have a small number of distribution.
Bulang Ethnic Towns
Bailang Yi and Bulang Ethnic Town
Mulaoyuan Bulang and Yi Ethnic Town
Manghong Lahu and Bulang Ethnic Town
Manghuai Yi and Bulang Ethnic Town
Bulangshan Bulang Ethnic Town
Xiding Hani and Bulang Ethnic Town
Cultural Heritages of Bulang Ethnic Minority
Bulang Bee-barrel Drum Dance
Folk Song of Bulang Ethnic Minority
Bulang's Singing with Playing Stringed Instrument
Dance Singing and Circle Dancing
Inheritors
Yan Kanying
Tao Yinggui
A Yunv
Zhu Kaifu
Yu Nankan
A Zhanyu
Yan Bao
Lu Mingxiu
Yan Waluo
Feng Jiming
Festivals of Bulang Ethnic Minority
Bumper Harvest Festival
Sangkang Festival
New Rice(Xinmi) Festival
Spring Festival(Xinnian) Festival
Offering Grave(Jifen) Festival
Pig-Killing Festival (Nianzhufan)
Worship of Tea Ancestor Festival
Guanmen (Closing Door) Festival
Kaimen (Opening Door) Festival
Gangyong Festival
Keep Reading
Tribes of Bulang Minorities in XishuangBanna
Bulang Minority: Stair Burial- a Burial with no Tombs
Bulang Minority: Teeth Dyeing-a Symbol of Maturity
Name After the Mother by Bulang Ethnic Minority
Flowers as the Matchmaker of Bulang Ethnic Minority
Bulang Minority: The Old Tea Farmer at Mount Blang