What are the characteristics of the Malaysian nation?

Malaysia is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural country. In this beautiful land with rich products, people of all ethnic groups have gathered and formed strange and unique customs. Malaysia's national culture combines the cultural characteristics of Malays, Indians, Chinese and other ethnic groups, among which Malays have the largest population, so the influence of Malay culture is also the most obvious. According to statistics, there are more than 30 ethnic groups in Malaysia, mainly Malays, Chinese and Indians, accounting for 80% of the total population of the country.

1. The aborigines are the earliest inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula, and the rest of the nationalities are descendants of immigrants. The Malay language of the aborigines is OrangAsli, which means "aborigines" and "aborigines". Although they all live in the Malay Peninsula, there are certain differences in cultural customs between the aborigines of West Malaysia and East Malaysia. Although their skin colors are similar, their languages are different. Traditional festivals and dances of all ethnic groups living in Sarawak are more distinctive, among which Dadong Zhuluo Dance, the most famous male dance in Sarawak, still retains the original style of Malay dance.

The most populous country in Malaysia is Malaysia. Although they are composed of three immigrants, they have the same beliefs, similar languages and little difference in living habits, so they are collectively called Malays. Malays believe in Islam since childhood, and Malay belongs to Austronesian language family, which is mainly used by residents living in the rice-producing plains of Kelantan and Tengjialou States in West Malaysia, the coastal areas from Taiping City to Thailand and Malaysia, and the vast areas south of Malacca City to Johor State. Most Malays are engaged in agriculture, planting rubber, coconut, rice, cocoa and so on. There are still a small number of people engaged in fishing. In this windy and rainy place, the development of dance is also influenced by its environment and national culture, with the characteristics of lightness, fluency and elegance.

3. Chinese are the second largest ethnic group in Malaysia. According to historical records, as early as the first century AD, China people entered the Malay Peninsula to do business. Since then, a large number of China people have come to develop. Up to now, there are about 6 million Chinese in Malaysia, and there are more Chinese in Malay Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak. Today, Chinese have played an important role in the artistic development of Malaysia.

Indians are the third largest ethnic group in Malaysia. Indian monks spread Hinduism to the Malay Peninsula around the beginning of AD, and came to the Malay Peninsula before China. At that time, Malaysia was deeply influenced by Hindu culture, and the concepts of kingship, law and literature all came from India. At present, Indians in Malaysia are mainly distributed in Kuala Lumpur-Port Klang-Malacca in West Malaysia, and in the valley areas of Kedah. Indians are mainly engaged in some farming, and only a few people do business or do professional and technical work in cities. Because of its weak economic strength, its influence on state affairs is relatively weak. In religious belief, traditional Hinduism is still preserved. Therefore, the development of Malaysian art is also deeply influenced by Indian culture. Taking dance as an example, the most obvious feature is the richness of body language, especially the change of sign language.

In addition to the above ethnic groups, Malaysia also has a small number of immigrants from Europe, the Middle East, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, mainly in Malacca and Sarawak.

Judging from the above ethnic composition, Malays are the main ethnic group in Malaysia, and other ethnic groups are collectively referred to as ethnic minorities. Generally speaking, the subject nation often has inherent cultural and political advantages, and is generally regarded as a subject or representative of the country and has a strong sense of identity with the country. Malaysia's ethnic groups are diversified and its ethnic structure is complicated. There are many differences in historical origins, ideologies, religious beliefs, lifestyles, values and customs. Therefore, people are used to thinking that conflicts and oppositions between various ethnic groups in Malaysia should be common. However, throughout Malaysia's history, except for a few periods, its ethnic relations are basically in a harmonious state, and it is in this kind of harmonious ethnic relations that the art is flourishing.