Jingpo Ethnic Minority

Jingpo ethnic group, one of China’s 55 ethnic minorities, has its own language and script. The language belongs to Tibeto-burman language family of Sino-Tibetan language family. The written language of Jingpo is alphabetic writing based on the Latin alphabet. After 1949, with the help of the government, the Jingpo people have started publishing newspapers, periodicals and books in their own language.

Distribution

The origin of Jingpo ethnic minority is related to the ancient Diqiang people on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. There are five branches of Jingpo ethnic group, namely, Jingpo, Zaiwa(载瓦), Lechi(勒赤), Lang E(浪峨) and Bola(波拉).  Jingpo people live mainly in the mountainous area of Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture of Yunnan province, and a few live in the border area of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture and Kachin state of Myanmar.

Culture Heritages of Jingpo Ethnic Minority

Munao Zaiwa- Epic of Jingpo Minority Hulusi ( Cucurbit Flute) Sword Dance of Jingpo Minority Sword Playing (Shuadao) of Jingpo minority Inheritors

Le Paidang He Weimin Bao Lekuang Shi Mading Yue Matong

Festivals of Jingpo Ethnic Minority

Ethnic traditional festivals of Jingpo ethnic minority mainly include Munaozongge festival, Nengxian festival(能仙节), new rice festival and the like, among which Munaozongge festival is the grandest one.

New Rice Festival (Xinmijie) Girls’ Festival (Guniangjie/Nengxianjie) Munaozongge Festival of Jingpo Minority