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Oroqen people 鄂伦春族


A lone Oroqen fisherman in the calm water of Helongjiang, the major artery of the Great and Lesser Hinggan, on a beautiful day
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A girl in front of an utility tree-bark yurt by the house
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Youngsters play hunting game in the nearby forest
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A woman and a baby getting some sun
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A young woman doing dishes on melted snow
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A fearless hunter
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A woman smoking
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I wonder what they are drinking
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Oroqen people 鄂伦春族


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A mother is preparing her daughter for a wedding
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An Oroqen wedding
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Oroqen people 鄂伦春族


The Chinese government made a deal with the Oroqen a couple of decades ago: If you stop killing endanger species we'll make you worthwhile.
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These are parts of the deal
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Oroqen people 鄂伦春族


JUst like the other Chinese ethnic groups in this area, the Oroqen are very talented
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Tree bark arts ans crafts
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Embroidery
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Tree bark art
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Oroqen people 鄂伦春族


With the government's helps the Oroqen are diversified into other fields. Hunting is just a game now
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Science and tech centers for job trainings
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Establish trade shows and bring in buyers
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From mom and pop operations
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To big games of commune operations
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Board meetings are common for the Oroqen
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Other areas are developing. Papper cutting arts...
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Clothing
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Oroqen people 鄂伦春族


Sports and activities of the Oroqen people


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Oroqen people 鄂伦春族


The Oroqen celebrate Gulunmuta 古伦木沓节 (God of Fire)
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Celebrate the Lunar New Year
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Oroqen people 鄂伦春族


Other celebrations and festivities


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Oroqen people 鄂伦春族


The Orogen Wind Burials 风葬:


在出殡前,死者的亲戚以及生前好友都闻迅赶来,并在葬地燃起火堆。他们把死者的生前“三宝”──猎马、猎犬、猎刀放在尸体旁,然后用枪把猎犬打死。最后要处死猎马。在处死猎马时要把马的四蹄绑在树上,在马的眉心正中处插上一朵鲜红夺目的大紫香花。待天黑下来以后,一个身穿各色毛皮拼制的“神衣”、腰间挂着钢铃的萨满,突然跳出人群。这时死者的家属要捧上来3碗烈性酒向萨满致意。

Before the funeral, the relatives of the deceased, and his lifetime friends Wen Xun came to ignite the fire in the burial ground. They beside the body of the deceased was alive, "Sambo" (An Oroqen's three treasures)─ ─ hunting horse, hound, hunting knife on, then put a gun to the hound killed. Finally, to put to death hunting horse. Killed hunting horse horse's hooves should be tied to a tree, plug in an eye-catching bright red big purple fragrant flowers in the horse at the middle of the eyebrows. Be dark down after wearing a colored fur PinZhi the "God clothes slung at his waist the steel bells Shaman, suddenly jump out of the crowd. At this time, the families of the deceased to be pampered to three bowls of liquor to pay tribute to the Shaman. (translated by Google)


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萨满把酒一饮而尽,然后猛地操起大斧,跳到马头前默默地祷告。趁马不备之时,挥动大斧将其砍死。把马皮扒下,马肉扔掉,用马皮把马头及五脏包起来,挂在树上。陪葬马时还要说几句话,告诉它别想家,也别再回来了。如果杀不起马时,就将死者在世时所穿的衣物驮在马上,围绕棺材走几圈。

棺材悬在空中的时间越长越好,如果掉下来了,也不再去管它了。


Shaman drank it quickly, and then suddenly picked up the ax, jump in silent prayer before the Horsehead. Take the horse is not prepared to wield the ax and hacked to death. Horsehide Paxia, horse meat to throw away, the horsehide to Horsehead and five internal organs wrap, hanging in a tree. The funerary horses also want to say a few words, then tell it to not even think about home, and do not come back. If you kill can not afford a horse, will pack clothing worn in the deceased was still alive in the horse around the coffin walk a few laps.

Coffin hanging in the air as long as possible, If you fall, leave it alone.


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After the burials the Oroqen go back to their yurts and celebrate with food and wine


狍肉宴 Roe deer meat
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Derung people 独龙族


In the northwestern most part of Yunnan the Dulong River, one of a head water for the Irrawaddy River of Myanmar, runs parallel to the "Three Parallel Rivers" of Yunnan as the western most flanker. The others are Nujiang (named after the Nu people and becomes Salweed River as it enters Myanmar), Lancang River (becomes Mekong River as it enters Laos) and Jinsha River (becomes the Yangtze River further down stream). The Dulong River, the catch water basin for the Dulong Valley, is one the most isolated and least visited place in China and the home of the Derung and to lesser extnet, the Nu and the Lisu for thousands of years. Please do not confuse the Dulong River with the Nujiang, post # 496 on page 34, because the landscape in this part of the Himalayas can be quite similar.

In Chinese the English words Dulong and Derung are identical with the same meaning - 独龙 lone dragon. The Dulong River is named after the Derung people that were living here before the rest of the country knew such a people and a river existed.


The Dulong River is a short river with sudden drops of thousand of feets
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The Dulong River is a natural museum for all kinds of plants
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The Derung, Nu and Lisu people live in the Dulong Valley
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Which is impassable 6 months a year due to snow and freezing
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Most villages by the river belong to the Derung people
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The Dulong river can be peaceful on a nice summer day
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It can be quite turbulent when the snow melts
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Sudden drops after sudden drops
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It's not navigable
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There are two ways to cross the high cliffed river until now
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A boy is ready to zip across the other side of the river
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This hiker from outside needs some practice and not to look down
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It's a everyday thing for these locals
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Derung people 独龙族


It took more than a thousand years to dig road through this area
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Horses and men have travel the southern silk road for more than a thousand years
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Many fascinating stories have written about this "Tea and Horse Road"
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Pave and widening on existing roads are in progress
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Old bridges like this become museum pieces
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Modern roads are in progress
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More modern bridges are planned
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People will have no problems in visiting the majestic river and the Derung people are no longer isolated
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Truly amazing tree bark and leatherwork from the Oroqen. You can see hints of native american in some of it.
 
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Derung people 独龙族


Derung people 独龙族
, numbered about 7,500, are an official recognized ethnic group of China. Most Derung live in the Dulong Valley 独龙谷of the Nujiang Prefecture 怒江州 of Yunnan and a few hundred live east of the valley, in the mountains high above the Nujiang 怒江 (post #496 on page 34) and Dulongjiang 独龙江 rivers.

The Derung speak a Sino-Tibetan language with no written scripts. In the past the Derung have transmitted messages and have made records by making notches on wooden logs. Most Derung are animists albeit a few became Christians. There is a belief that all the creatures have their own souls. Usually diverse sacrifices are made in order to calm down the malignant spirits. The role of the shaman is of great importance since they are the ones in charge of the rituals. The Derung today remain the most ancient ethnic group that still live rather primitively.

During the period of the Tang dynasty, the Derung were under the jurisdiction of the kingdoms of Nanzhao and Dali. Later on, from the Yuan dynasty to the Qing dynasty, the Derung were governed by the local heads of the Naxi. In 1913, the Derung helped to repel a British attack in the area.


Official picture of a Derung family
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Most Derung people in China live within Nujiang Prefecture (in red) with Myanmar on the left (in green)
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There are 12 ethnic groups live in the Gongshan 贡山独龙族怒族自治县 township within the Nujiang Prefecture
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The main street in the town
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The town is expanding
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The Derung people have no written scripts and these knot method and wood strips are ways for them to record their messages
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阿普萨萨 a famous Chinese singer/musician
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A Derung Shaman
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The Derung are often called the people of tattoos. They draw tattoos on their faces to ward off the devils
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