Dong people
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The Dong people are an ethnic minority in China known for their distinctive wooden architecture, polyphonic folk singing, and rice-based agriculture, primarily inhabiting mountainous areas of southern China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dong people canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| architectureFeature |
covered wooden bridges
ⓘ
mortise-and-tenon construction ⓘ multi-story drum towers ⓘ |
| architectureMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| clothingStyle |
embroidered clothing
ⓘ
indigo-dyed garments ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
Grand Song of the Dong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
drum towers ⓘ polyphonic folk singing ⓘ stilted wooden houses ⓘ wind-and-rain bridges ⓘ wooden architecture ⓘ |
| festival |
Ancestor worship festivals
ⓘ
New Rice Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Dong language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kam–Sui languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kra–Dai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Kam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
侗族 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | over 3 million ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| region |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guizhou Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ mountainous areas ⓘ southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ ancestor worship ⓘ animism ⓘ |
| socialInstitution | drum tower as village meeting place ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
glutinous rice
ⓘ
rice ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
oil tea
ⓘ
pickled vegetables ⓘ |
| traditionalInstrument | lusheng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
a cappella choral singing
ⓘ
multi-part harmony ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
fish farming
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ rice-based agriculture ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Grand Song of the Dong inscribed on UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.