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Nakhi people in a staged basket-carrying performance
Total population
326,000
Regions with significant populations
China(Sichuan · Yunnan)
Languages
Nakhi
Religion
Dongba, Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism
Related ethnic groups
Qiang, Mosuo
The Nakhi or Nashi (simplified Chinese: 纳西族; traditional Chinese: 納西族; pinyin: Nàxī zú; Naxi: Naqxi) are a people inhabiting the Hengduan Mountains abutting the Eastern Himalayas in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, as well as the southwestern part of Sichuan Province in China.[1]
The Nakhi are thought to have come originally from northwestern China, migrating south toward Tibetan populated regions, and usually inhabiting the most fertile riverside land, driving the other competing tribes farther up the hillsides onto less fertile land. The Nakhi, along with the Bai and the Tibetans, traded over the dangerous overland trading links with Lhasa and India, on the so-called Tea and Horse Caravan routes.
The Nakhi form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. The official Chinese government classification includes the Mosuo as part of the Nakhi people. Although both groups are descendants of the Qiang people and notwithstanding very striking resemblances between their respective languages, the two groups are now understood to be culturally distinct. The Nakhi are more influenced by the very patriarchal Han Chinese culture.
Lijiang old town at night
Nakhi culture is largely its own native Dongba religious, literary and farming practices, influenced by the Confucian roots of Han Chinese history. Especially in the case of their musical scores, it acts as the foundation of the Nakhi literature. The Nashi have their own writing, their own distinct language and their own native dress.
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The Nakhi or Nashi (simplified Chinese: 纳西族; traditional Chinese: 納西族; pinyin: Nàxī zú; Naxi: Naqxi) are a people inhabiting the Hengduan Mountains abutting...
Dongba (Nakhi: ²dto¹mba, Chinese: 东巴; pinyin: dōngbā; lit. 'Ba of the East') refers to both the religion and the priests of the Nakhipeople of southwest...
ɕi˧˧]), also known as Nakhi, Nasi, Lomi, Moso, Mo-su, is a Sino-Tibetan language or group of languages spoken by some 310,000 people, most of whom live in...
traditional Nakhi culture and incongruous elements learned from Ming dynasty Han Chinese traders who settled in the region centuries ago. Nakhipeople have kept...
language—i.e., an ideography whose interpretations are accessible to all people with no regard to the languages they speak. An early proposal was made in...
surviving forms of traditional music of the Nakhipeople of Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China, known as "Nakhi ancient music". Baisha is a town located ten...
the world. The inhabitants of the gorge are primarily the indigenous Nakhipeople, who live in a handful of small hamlets. Their primary subsistence comes...
main religion of the Nakhipeople. The "dongba" ("eastern ba") are masters of the culture, literature and the script of the Nakhi. They originated as masters...
in Lijiang in the northwest of Yunnan province, the center of the Nakhi (Naxi) people. The valley of Lijiang is dominated by the Yulong range, at whose...
places them as members of the Nashi minority. The Nashi are about 320,000 people spread throughout different provinces in China. Their culture has been documented...
Hangui (韩规) and shares much in common with the Dongba practices of the Nakhipeople.[citation needed] A form of ancestor worship is also present among the...
The Sichuanese people are a Han Chinese subgroup comprising most of the population of China's Sichuan province and the Chongqing municipality. Beginning...
and Counties "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yulong Naxi Autonomous...
wind in the Persian Gulf Japanese ship Nashi, two Japanese destroyers Nakhipeople, or Nashi All pages with titles containing Nashi Nasi (disambiguation)...
ideographic- and rebus-based mnemonic device, such as the Dongba script of the Nakhipeople, which would in all likelihood make it impossible to decipher. This skepticism...
western areas. Thus, significant minorities of Tibetan, Yi, Qiang, and Nakhipeople reside in the western portion that is impacted by inclement weather and...
Furthermore, the Dongba (东巴) practices of the Nakhipeople and the Hangui (韩规) religion of the Pumi people are both believed to have originated from Bon...
(1934–2007) was a People's Republic of China politician. Born in Lijiang County, Yunnan Province. He was a member of the Nakhipeople. A 1956 graduate...
life and customs of inhabitants of this remote region, in particular, NakhiPeople, in his first book, Forgotten Kingdom. In 1949 shortly after the communist...
traditional Chinese: 麗江土司; pinyin: Lìjiāng tǔsī; Naxi: Yiggv Tufsil) was a Nakhi autonomous Tusi chiefdom that ruled Lijiang during Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty...
China. The village serves as a Dongba cultural centre, and a home to Nakhipeople. The village is near Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. A dance item at its cultural...
Yi or Nuosu people (Nuosu: ꆈꌠ, [nɔ̄sū]; see also § Names and subgroups) are an ethnic group in southern China. Numbering nine million people, they are the...
because Derung people enjoy drinking. From the Yuan dynasty to the Qing dynasty, the Derung were governed by the local Tibetan or Nakhi rulers. They also...
includes an account of the ancient native religion and beliefs of the Nakhipeople (Chechens, Ingush, Kist and Batebi [Tova-Tush]). According to the publishers...
support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. The Lisu people (Lisu: ꓡꓲ‐ꓢꓴ ꓫꓵꓽ; Burmese: လီဆူလူမျိုး, [lìsʰù]; Chinese: 傈僳族; pinyin: Lìsùzú;...
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