Mangshi is a fortune teller.

Exploring Namu Village, the First Dai Village in Dehong

A basin of water, a blessing. Songkran Festival is the most important festival of Dai people, and it is also their most unique festival. The Dai people's love for water is obvious.

Investigate ethnic minorities and water. Dai is the first choice. Namu Village, the first Dai village in Dehong Dai Autonomous Prefecture, is our first research point.

From the beginning of the investigation, we were involved in the entanglement with water. Because of the weather, I have no choice but to go home. After the investigation was postponed, I was caught in a heavy rain.

With umbrellas and equipment, we crossed the water curtain formed by heavy rain and arrived at Namu Village, the first Dai village in mangshi, Yunnan Dehong Autonomous Prefecture.

As soon as we entered the stockade, this magnificent temple made our eyes shine. The locals call it Fang Mu. There is a Buddha enshrined in it to keep the village calm.

Most local people speak Dai, and we can only rely on the guide to translate, but their enthusiasm can be conveyed to us through hearty laughter. Although they all have their own things to do, some make ornaments and some dry them. But every time I haven't explained the origin clearly, I turn to get the stool. He also warmly invited us to have tea and dinner.

This is an ornament worn on the head.

Locals will scatter poppy shells on the meat to dry.

Passing by a local resident who specializes in wine making, they are basking in wine and rice. The purest rice wine is brewed by the most primitive manual drying and the oldest distillation cooling method.

I took a sip of the wine handed to me by my master. The fragrance came from my nose and mouth, blended together, and then made my brain dizzy and intoxicated in the wine. ......

The village party secretary warmly received us and offered to let the old man open the door to show us around the village entrance. Temples are only open on festivals. The raised floor below is full of tables and chairs. There are red and white funerals in the stockade, and when a banquet is needed, the necessary venues and articles are provided.

Out of respect for Buddha, it is also a manifestation of local people's love for hygiene. They all took off their shoes when they entered the hall.

The door opens another world, with colorful decorations and thick golden pillars, which is completely different from the solemn and sacred atmosphere of the temple you usually see. Even the giant Buddha is kind-hearted and welcomes us with a smile.

The next day, I also came to Namu Village to investigate. It rained heavily yesterday, but it's sunny today. There are blue sky and white clouds overhead, but now sweat is all over my cheeks. The water testing team and the interview team took the lead. It was found that they basically used tap water imported from another stockade. It is said that there is a spring in that stockade, and clean water keeps flowing out. And the diggers. The test results of water are all normal.

Under the scorching sun, I did not have any leisure, and completed the investigation of Namu Village efficiently.

Finally, with accurate test data, thick questionnaires and mangoes picked by enthusiastic Dai people, we completed the investigation in Namu Village.