What is the totem of Buyi nationality?

The reason why Buyi people produce bamboo totem has both social roots and certain natural environment. The Panjiang River Basin, where Buyi people live in compact communities, has high mountains, cool air, hot climate and abundant rainfall, and lush bamboos grow on both sides of the valley. It is described in "Sacrifice to Ancestors" that the Buyi people used bamboo to build houses in ancient times: "Take bamboo as the pillar, turn with bamboo as the talent ..." This created the worship of bamboo totem by Buyi ancestors.

There is also a legend about bamboo totem. Buyi ancestors were born for three months, hiding in the bamboo festival, and escaped the disaster. When he grew up, he became the king of cloth. He led his people to resist foreign aggression, so Buyi people worshipped bamboo and regarded it as a totem. In addition, in some Buyi areas, there are some customs about bamboo: if a woman is infertile after marriage, she will go to her parents' house to ask for bamboo flowers, and the important bamboo flowers will be carried on her waist to her husband's house, and she is not allowed to talk to anyone along the way. When she comes home, she will put them under the pillow so that she can have children.