To a place to travel, we in addition to appreciate the beauty of this place and humanities, taste the food here, of course, there is one thing must not forget, especially the ethnic minorities gathered in the place, it is necessary to respect the habits and customs of the local people, so that you can better go to travel here.

So, located in China's Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna, Dai people have been living here, and here are rich in tourism resources, rich ethnic flavor, is a very popular tourist people location, then, we come here need to respect the habits of what here? We understand together.

Dai taboo

1, water is very important in the life of the Dai people, and very concerned about keeping the water clean. There is a beautifully decorated well in all Dai villages, and when you pass by the well, you must not throw anything into it.

2. In addition to the belief in Hinayana Buddhism, the Dai people also keep some primitive beliefs of their own people. In their daily life, the Dai will have a lot of sacrificial activities, and outsiders are not allowed to visit. When the Dai people are performing the activities of sacrificing the god of the village, outsiders are even not allowed to enter the village.

3. The bedrooms of the Dai people are not allowed to be peeped into by outsiders, and if they do, the men will have to be the son-in-law of the master or do hard labor for three years, and even the women will have to serve in the master's house for three years.

4, the Dai family upstairs living room in the three main pillars, two are in the bedroom and living room side by side separate, one is next to the fire, the fire side of the pillar is the Dai people's top pillar, absolutely can not be leaning on.

5, accommodation in the Dai people's home, the night can not whistle, and do not casually move the tripod on the fire pit, can not cross from the tripod, and can not use the stool as a pillow.

6, if you see the bamboo building door with bamboo woven into the "rice" sign, indicating that the family has a woman in labor, this time, outsiders are not welcome to the home.

7. If you see a bamboo bucket with water hanging from the door of the bamboo building, and there are leaves in the water, it means that the family is in mourning. When you go out, the owner will sprinkle water on your head, which is to drive away evil spirits.

Consumption level

Consumption level in Xishuangbanna is lower than that of Kunming, except during the Water Splashing Festival, when the price of house, food and beverage will rise, the usual meals and accommodation are relatively low. The general price of accommodation is about 150-220 yuan / room, eat generally small restaurants 4 dishes 1 soup price is about 60-100 yuan.

Only by respecting these national customs and taboos, we can more easily integrate into the life here, so that we can better appreciate the scenery here, a good trip here!