There are 1.215 million Zhuang people in Yunnan Province (in 21), mainly living in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, and also distributed in Honghe, Qujing, Kunming, Lijiang, Chuxiong, Dali and Xishuangbanna.
The traditional houses of Zhuang people with customs and culture are dry-column buildings. Today, Zhuang villages in southwest and northwest Guangxi and parts of Wenshan, Yunnan still maintain this ancient traditional housing form. Modern housing has been widely used in other areas.
The traditional Zhuang costumes are still purple, navy blue and blue, which have the characteristics of elegance and simplicity. The man's head is wrapped in a cloth handkerchief, and he is dressed in a double-breasted Tsing Yi, black crotch trousers and round or pointed shoes. The woman wears a headband, a cloth handkerchief, a tight-fitting jacket with a narrow sleeve around her waist, trousers and a pleated skirt under her body, and embroidered shoes with a round mouth or a half-height tube on her feet; Embroidered waist; With many silver jewelry, the dragons are most prominent in hairpins, big earrings, collars, buttons, animal necklaces, waist chains, badges, silk melons and bracelets, and piping silver bubbles.
the Zhuang nationality is one of the earliest people who cultivated and planted rice. The rice culture is very developed, and rice has naturally become the staple food of the Zhuang people. All kinds of rice, rice porridge, rice noodles, rice cakes, rice cakes, zongzi and glutinous rice balls are the daily favorite foods of the Zhuang people. If mixed with other materials, many more delicious and nutritious foods can be made, such as eight-treasure rice, eight-treasure porridge, bamboo tube rice, pumpkin rice, "colored glutinous rice" and so on.
The festivals of Zhuang nationality include Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Spring and Autumn Festival, New Year's Eve, etc. The festivals with the most national characteristics of Zhuang nationality are "March 3rd" Song Festival, "Cattle Soul Festival" and "Mid-Autumn Festival".
Zhuang traditional poetry is rich in culture, including ancient songs, etiquette songs, seasonal songs, house-building songs, farming songs, textile songs, wine songs, love songs and children's songs. People gain knowledge of national history, production and life, ethics and morality through singing poems; You can also choose your spouse by comparing talents and making friends with songs. There are several regular folk song gatherings of Zhuang nationality every year, among which the "March 3rd" Song Festival is the most grand. In 1984, the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region officially designated the third day of the third lunar month as the national festival of the Zhuang people-the "March 3" Song Festival.
Zhuang people have no unified religious belief. Zhuang people believe in ancestor worship and nature worship, worship many gods, and a few believe in Taoism and Buddhism.
Zuojiang cliff painting is an outstanding and immortal artistic creation of Zhuang ancestors, and its content reflects the social life of ancient Zhuang ancestors.
The bronze drum, a traditional musical instrument and ritual vessel of Zhuang nationality, has a history of more than 2, years. At present, more than 7 faces have been unearthed and collected, and more than 1,4 faces have been collected and registered by the people. The bronze drum is not only a practical object, but also a fine work of art. It has embossed patterns and three-dimensional plastic objects. It is a combination of carving art and vertical plastic, which embodies the superb casting technology and artistic level of Zhuang craftsmen.
Zhuang brocade is a handicraft of Zhuang women's textile, which belongs to one of the four famous brocade in ancient China. Variety of colors, a wide range of uses, can be used as bed blankets, quilts, aprons, straps, belts, handbags, satchels, headscarves, clothing decoration and so on.
Zhuang drama is a stage art form of Zhuang nationality, and it is a comprehensive art of folk literature, music, dance and skills of Zhuang nationality. Its performing skills, such as figure, footwork, technique and martial arts, all have their own unique features, with strong national color and style.