The Union of Myanmar is a friendly neighbor of China, bordering Xizang Autonomous Region and Yunan provinces in China, with a common border of over 265,438+000 kilometers. China and Myanmar are connected by mountains and rivers, and the two peoples have lived in harmony since ancient times and have forged a profound friendship. It can be said that the friendly relations between China and Myanmar have a long history. The Union of Myanmar is a multi-ethnic country, with more than 50 ethnic groups (in addition to the eight major ethnic groups in Myanmar announced by the Myanmar government 1983, there are branches, with a total of 135 ethnic groups). The main ethnic groups are: Myanmar, Shan, Karen, Rakhine, Kachin, Qin and Meng. Myanmar has the largest population, accounting for 68% of the country's total population. Burmese is the mother tongue of the Burmese people. From 65438 to 0948, the Union of Myanmar got rid of British colonial rule and gained national independence. The new Constitution stipulates that Burmese is the common language of the Union of Myanmar. The population of Myanmar is about 54 million.
Sino-Tibetan language family is one of the language families with the largest population and the richest historical documents in the world. The early Sino-Tibetan language family was called Indosinian language family, and some were called Tibetan Chinese family. Now it is commonly known as Sino-Tibetan language family. The Sino-Tibetan language family is generally considered to include Chinese and three language families: Tibetan-Burmese language family, Zhuang-Dong language family and Miao-Yao language family. Some Zhuang-Dong language families abroad are called Dong-Tai language families or Taiwanese language families. Fang Guili was the first to put forward this genealogical classification. In his article Language and Dialect in China (1937), he proposed that the Sino-Tibetan language family can be divided into Chinese, Dong-Tai language, Miao-Yao language and Tibetan-Burmese language.