What is the distribution of the Achang people?

The Achang people are mainly distributed in Husa Achang Township, Longchuan County, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, Nangsong Achang Township, and Jiubao Achang Township, Lianghe County. The rest are distributed in Luxi, Yingjiang, Tengchong, Longling, Yunlong and other counties. In addition, some Achang people are also distributed in neighboring Myanmar.

In ancient Han literature, the Achang people were once called "Echang", "Echang", "Echang" or "Echang". The Achang people also have different names. The Achang people in Husa area call themselves "Mengsa", "Daisa", "Mengsashan" and "Lingsa"; the Achang people in Lianghe area call themselves "Hansa", "Hansa", "Lingsa". Achang", "Echang".

Extended information:

In the process of development and formation, the Achang people have integrated with many ethnic groups. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, mainland merchants had entered the Achang people in Yunlong area. The Ming Dynasty implemented military and civilian farming in Yunnan, and a large number of Han people immigrated. Some Achang people integrated into the Han and other ethnic groups, and some Han people integrated into the Achang people. For example, most of the descendants of the Ming army's garrison troops were transformed into the Achang and other ethnic groups locally. . Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Achang people have had close exchanges with Han, Bai, Dai and other ethnic groups for a long time, and there have been many integrations.

Traditionally, Achang men usually wear blue, white or black cardigans and black trousers. Adult men in the Lhasa area also wear left-front shirts. Young men from the Achang ethnic group in Husa like to wear white buns, while young men from Lianghe like to wear black buns.

Women's clothing varies from place to place. There is no difference between married and unmarried women of the Achang ethnic group in Husa, and they are all very similar to those of the nearby Dai ethnic group. Women in Lasa and Lianghe wear long-sleeved, round-hem, double-breasted tops, tube skirts, and silver necklaces, silver bracelets and other accessories.

There are slight differences in the styles of Baotou made by married women in the two places. Lianghe women’s Baotou is about 33 centimeters high, while Lasa women’s Baotou is round and black. The traditional dress for girls is a light-colored cardigan and dark trousers. An embroidered apron is tied around the waist, and the braid is rolled up on the head, with flowers arranged in the braid.

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