Do you know who the ancestors of the Buyi people are?
As we all know, the Buyi people are one of the ethnic minorities in our country. Their culture has a long history. After the founding of New China, they were collectively called the Buyi people. After a long period of social evolution, various reforms and inheritance, today's Buyi ethnic group was formed. So, in Buyi culture, who are the ancestors of the Buyi people?
The Buyi and Zhuang people have the same origin. They can also be said to be the same ethnic group. They are both branches of the ancient Baiyue. The Buyi people are a branch of the "Baiyue" people in ancient China, and their language belongs to the Zhuang-Dai branch of the Zhuang-Dong language family of the Sino-Tibetan language family. In the past, there was no written language of the ethnic group and Chinese was always used. In 1956, the People's Government created the Latin alphabet Pinyin text for the Buyi people.
The culture and art of the Buyi people are colorful. Oral literature spread among the people includes myths, legends, stories, fables, proverbs and poems. Traditional dances include "Bronze Drum Dance", "Weaving Dance", "Lion Dance", "Sugar Packet Dance", etc. Traditional musical instruments include suona, yueqin, dongxiao, wooden leaf, flute, etc. Earth opera and lantern opera are favorite operas of the Buyi people.
The Buyi ethnic minority has a long history and has many names. In ancient times, it was called "Pu", "Liao", and "Duyun Barbarians"; in the history of the Tang Dynasty, it was called "Southwestern Barbarians"; After the Yuan Dynasty, they were called "Fan" and "Zhongjiaman"; in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, they were called "Bafan", "Zhongmiao", "Qingzhong", "Zhongjia", "Mihu" and "Zhongman". After the founding of China, they were collectively referred to as the Buyi ethnic minority.
The Buyi ethnic minority has been living in what is now Guizhou since ancient times and is an original resident of the southeastern Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The Buyi minority has the same origin as the Zhuang minority, and evolved from the ancient "Liao", "Baiyue", "Baipu" and other tribes.