Do primitive tribes still exist in modern society?

There are primitive tribes in modern society, such as Wengding Wa Village.

Wengding Wa Village has a history of nearly 400 years. It is located in Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County, Lincang City, Yunnan Province. With its original architectural style of Wa folk houses and original Wa customs, it is known as "the last one in China". Primitive tribe”.

Wengding Wa Village *** has 98 households with more than 400 people. Located in the forest and surrounded by mountains, according to local elders, the tree is the sacred forest that protects the village, and the surrounding trees cannot. Inside, the most complete traditional thatched cottages, as well as Wa totems, sacred forests, village stakes, and sacrificial rooms are still preserved, all of which tell the story of the vicissitudes of history and millennium inheritance of the Wa people.

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Because many unique cultural phenomena are here, the Wengding Wa Village has been miraculously preserved. The original Wengding Wa tribe was established in Yunnan in 2006 Among the first batch of intangible cultural heritage protection lists announced by the Provincial People's Government, as the number of tourists from all over the country and even the world gradually increased, Wengding also began to pass on and display the traditional Wa customs and culture to people in the outside world.

Reference: China News - Entering "China's Last Primitive Tribe"