Jingpo people's fortune-telling _ Jingpo people

The anti-imperialist and anti-feudal struggle of Dai people in modern times

First, the struggle:

1. In order to defend the sacred territory of the motherland, at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century, the Dai people and the Han, Jingpo, Wa and other ethnic groups launched many armed struggles against the imperialist aggression of Britain and France. These struggles cooperated with the anti-imperialist movement of the people of the whole country, effectively dealt a blow to the aggressors and foiled the imperialist plot to occupy China's borders and embezzle Yunnan.

2. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the Dai people, together with the people of the whole country, participated in the armed struggle against Japanese fascism and made contributions to defending the sacred territory of the motherland's frontier. 1938, the Yunnan-Myanmar railway was completed. The leaders of Dai and Wa nationalities under their jurisdiction, headed by Gengma Tusi Han Futing and Mengding Tusi Han Wanxian, personally directed migrant workers and participated in the construction of railways. From May 3, 65438 to May 3, 0942, the Japanese invaders successively occupied about 30,000 square kilometers of land in Wan Ding, mangshi, Longling and Tengchong to the west of the Nujiang River. At this point, Yunnan has changed from the rear of the Anti-Japanese War to the front of the Anti-Japanese War. After the Japanese army occupied western Yunnan, the anti-Japanese guerrillas of all ethnic groups fought tenaciously against the enemy, including the Dai-Han Youth Salvation Corps headed by Yang Bingnan, the Western Yunnan Frontier Self-Defense Force led by Dai Tusi Daojing Class, and the Gengcanghuai detachment formed by Gengma Tusi Han Yuqing. War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression-China-Yunnan-Myanmar Highway is the most important channel for China to receive foreign aid materials, which is called "the artery of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, China". Dai people have participated in the emergency repair of Yunnan-Myanmar highway many times, ensuring the smooth flow of the highway. 1944 The anti-Japanese war in western Yunnan turned into a big counter-offensive, and finally1945 65438+1October 20th drove the Japanese invaders out of Wan Ding, and finally won the anti-Japanese war in western Yunnan. The anti-Japanese war in western Yunnan is known as "a model of adowa defending the enemy and a precedent of recovering lost territory", which laid an important foundation for the victory of the national anti-Japanese war.

Second, the introduction:

Dai language (Roman alphabet: Dai), also known as Thai (Thai:? , Roman alphabet: Thai), Shan nationality (Roman alphabet: Shan nationality), etc. The national language is Dai (Thai), which belongs to Zhuang-Dai branch of Zhuang-Dong language family of Sino-Tibetan language family.

Dai people regard peacocks and elephants as mascots, and folk stories are rich and colorful. Dai people like to live by the water, love cleanliness, often take a bath, and women like to wash their hair, so they have the reputation of "water nation". In the past, Dai people generally believed in Buddhism, and primitive religion spread to the south.

Dai is the main ethnic group in Thailand and Laos, accounting for 40% of the total population in Thailand. Dai is the second largest ethnic group in Myanmar and a minority in China, India, Viet Nam and Cambodia. According to the data of the sixth census in 20 10, there are more than 260,000 Dai people in China.