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The Exotic Dai People of China

The Dai people are one of China’s ethnic minorities. They are traditionally known as rice cultivators of the valleys — like the Shan, Lao, Ahom, and Thai people. Most of them live in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southern Yunnan Province, as well as in the Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture and Dehong Dai. History of the ...

Armin Auctor

The Dai people.