The Dai Village

An Introduction to Dai Nationality
    With a population of 1,159,000, Dai live in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. They are descendants of Baiyue in ancient time. The Dai language belongs to the Zhuang-Dai branch of the Zhuang-Dong group of the Chinese-Tibetan language family. Dai language is preserved and the literature is rich. A great many Buddhist Scriptures on Pattra have survived. The Dai engaged in agriculture and skilled in rice cultivation. They used to have glutinous food and chewing areca-nut. They prefer the taste of hot and sour. Their houses are bamboo buildings on stilts. The architecture of temples, carvings and paintings, music and dance and handmade Dai brocades stand out for uniqueness. The major festival of Dai is water-splashing festival. Dai believes in Hinayana.

The Landscapes in the Village
    The Baanfeilong pagoda, the Hinayana temple, the monk house, the well below the elephant tower, the peacock pavilion, the drinking pottery, the village center, the Dai wood-house on stilt with a thatched roof (in the style of Xishuangbanna), the rocket-firing stand, the water-splashing pavilion, the rest kiosk, the Baanfeilong square, the wood dragon for water-splashing.
Exhibits
     Live settings in Dai dwellings, Dai costumes and ornaments show, the live settings in the Burma Temple, the photo gallery of Dai.
Ethnic Show
     The folkways on Dai Water-splashing Festival, singing and dancing of Dai, brocade making, Dai snacks, dropping incense bag.