Mongolian Ethnic Minority

Mongolian ethnic minority is a traditional nomadic ethnic group mainly distributed in east Asia. It is one of the ethnic minorities in China and the main ethnic group of Inner Mongolia. In Yunnan, the Mongolian ethnic minority is only distributed in one place, namely Xingmeng Mongolian Township in Tonghai County of Yuxi City. At present, Yunnan has about 23,000 Mongolian people.

Yunnan Mongols

Yunnan Mongols are the general name of the Mongolian people living in Yunnan, China, they were called Kazhuo people(喀卓人/卡卓人) in the ancient time. In the 13th century, when the Mongol khan Mengge was in power, he sent troops to Dali kingdom(Today’s Yunnan). After the founding of Yuan dynasty, Kublai Khan formally incorporated Yunnan into the territory of the Yuan dynasty. Yunnan then became the territory of the Yuan Liang Wang, and also the place where Mongolia sent troops to indo-china peninsula. The ancestors of Kazhuo people were grassroots soldiers left by the Mongol army when it invaded Yunnan in the 13th century. The government of the People’s Republic of China identified the Kazhuo people as mongols. Years of life in Yunnan has made the cultural customs of this Mongolian ethnic minority blend with the local ethnic group, forming a unique Kazhuo culture(卡卓文化). They speak Kazhuo language(卡卓语), a mixed language of Mongolian and Bai language and Yi language. More About Mongolian Ethnic Minority

Hua Meixian – Inheritor of Mongolian Ethnic Costume-making Skill in Xingmeng County, Yuxi Xingmeng Mongol Ethnic Town in Tonghai County, Yuxi Luban Festival of Mongolian Ethnic Minority History of Mongolian Ethnic Minority The Last Mongols in Yunnan