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  • Hani Ethnic Minority

    Hani is an ethnic minority in southwest China, and the 16th largest ethnic group in China. Yunnan is home to the most Hani people in China, and the total population of Hani in China is about 1.66 million. The Hani people speak Hani language. Before 1949, they had no written language of their own, and had to carve notches on sticks to keep records. In 1957, the central government helped them create a script based on the Latin alphabet.
    The Hani people have many branches, comprising over 20 subgroups. They called themselves Hani, Aini, Kaduo, Biyue, Heni, Yani, Baihong, Haoni and the like. With the founding of the PRC in 1949, according to the opinions of the ethnic group, Hani ethnic minority was decided as the unified name of the ethnic group.

    Hani Ethnic Towns

    Donglang Hani Ethnic Town
    Fazhanhe Hani Ethnic Town
    Huimin Hani Ethnic Town
    Jiujing Hani Ethnic Town
    Gelanghe Hani Ethnic Town
    Jingha Hani Ethnic Town
    Xiding Hani and Bulang Ethnic Town

    Distribution of Hani Ethnic Minority

    Hani is mainly distributed between the Yuanjiang river and Lancang river in Yunnan, China. They mostly live in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Xishuangbanna prefecture, Pu'er city and Yuxi city, including Yuanyang, Lvchun, Mojiang, Ning'er, Jiangcheng, Yuanjiang, Zhenyuan, Xinping county and other counties. Kunming, Chuxiong city, Qujing city and other places also have the distribution of Hani ethnic minority.

    Terraced Culture of Hani Ethnic Minority

    Reclaiming terraces in the mountains is the specialty of the Hani ethnic minority and has been a tradition for thousands of years. After experiencing more than 1200 years, Hani people have created the large-scale Hani terraced fields by taking advantage of the geographical and climatic conditions of "four seasons in one mountain and different weathers every ten miles" in the southwest plateau, have built the farming pattern of "forest, villages, rice terraces, rivers", forming the core of terraced culture. Honghe prefecture is featuring high mountains and deep valleys, from the valley to the top of the mountain, there appears the three-dimensional climate of tropical, subtropical, temperate zong, frigid zone. The virtuous circle of "forest, village, terrace fields, rivers" has formed the agricultural ecosystem of Hani wisdom, the high coordination between man and nature, is the product of the wonderful combination of culture and nature.

    Main Hani Rice Terraces in Honghe

    Longshuba Rice Terraces
    Bada Rice Terraces
    Qingkou Hani Rice Terraces
    Duoyishu Rice Terraces
    Laohuzui Rice Terraces
    Shengcun Hani Rice Terraces

    Long Street Banquet of Hani Ethnic Minority

    Long Street Banquet, also known as Long Table Banquet, is a time-honored culinary tradition prevailing especially among the Hani people. As an epitome of their food culture, etiquette, custom, singing and dancing, Long Street Banquet is usually held during festivals, grand occasions such as wedding ceremonies or newborn babies' one-year-old birthday parties. Nowadays, as long as you join a group tour, you can experience this timeworn tradition all year around in the majority of Hani villages, which are mainly scattered in Southwest China, a treasure trove of minorities.
    Recommended Tours

    4 Days Long Street Banquet Festival and Yuanyang Rice Terraces Photography Tour
    7 Days Honghe Hani Ethnic Minority’s Long Street Banquet Festival and Yuanyang Rice Terraces Photograph Tour

    Cultural Heritages of Hani Ethnic Minority

    Manggu Drum Dance
    Hani Haba- Folk Song of Hani
    Epopee “Luoqiluoye and Zhasizhayi”
    Lezuo Dance in Honghe County
    Terraced Field Farming Rituals and Customs
    Jiujixian Sacrafice of Hani
    Palm Fan Dance of Hani

    Inheritors

    Jiang Pei
    Li Pa
    Lu Wenxue
    Shen Jie
    Li Heniu
    Su Zhaoxiang
    Mu Tianguang
    Che Kesan
    Zhang Guifen
    Chen Yufa
    Li Shengfang
    Li Mige
    Cao Shixiang
    Luo Weikuan
    Chen Xiniang
    Che Ge
    Zhu Xiaohe

    Festivals of Hani Ethnic Minority

    The traditional festivals of the Hani people are mainly Shiyuenian(十月年) and June Festival(六月节). Shiyuenian, known as Zhatele(扎勒特), is celebrated every year in the 10th lunar calendar and lasts five or six days. It is the longest and richest festival of the Hani people of the year, similar to the Spring Festival of the Han nationality. Kuzhazha festival, known as June festival, is held in the 6th lunar month, lasting 3-5 days. Besides, like their Han neighbors, Hani people also celebrate the Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-autumn Festival.

    Ang Ma Tu Sacrificial Festival
    AngMaTu Festival in Yuanyang
    Long Street Banquet
    Honghe Hani Rice Terraces Culture Tourism Festival
    Red Eggs Festival in Ning'er
    Sun Festival in Mojiang County
    King of Tuoluo Competition
    Tea Ancestor Worship of Laowushan Mountain
    Buffalo Body Painting Contest
    Ababaluo Festival in Lancang
    Gatangpa Festival in Lancang
    Damoqiu Trapeze of Hani
    Kuzhazha Festival in Honghe County
    Kaiyangmen Festival in Honghe County
    Long Street Banquet in Honghe County
    Long Street Banquet in Jinping County
    AngMaTu (Dragon Worship) Festival in Jinping
    Bitter Bamboo Shoots Festival
    AngMaTu (Dragon Worship) Festival in Lvchun
    Long Street Banquet in Lvchun County
    Habo Long Street Banquet in Yuanyang County
    Grasshopper Catching (Zhuomazha) Festival
    Gatangpa Festival of Aka Ethnic People
    Misuozha Festival
    Miaoaina Festival
    Girls Festival (Guniangjie) in Yuanyang
    Limazhu Festival
    Kuzhazha Festival (Liuyuenian)
    New Rice Festival (Xinmijie)
    Zhalete Festival
    Kawopeng Festival in Yuanyang
    Kuzhazha Festival in Jinping County
    New Year Festival in Jiangcheng County
    YangAna Festival of Yiche Ethnic People

    Hani Villages

    Azheke Village
    Gewu Village
    Daduma Village
    Dalaotang Village
    Nanke Village
    Gekui Village

    Keep Reading

    Chepu Village Hani Ethnic Culture Protection Area in Yangjie Town of Honghe County
    Hencoop House: A Unique Building in Hani Ethnic Villages

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