Song of Spring Cicada 春蝉之歌 / 侗族大歌 Dong Zu Da Ge

[dinglingjue]

Miao and Dong are different tribe.

[jikaiden]

The dong are just basically COPYING everything from the Miao people. In this video, they are wearing traditional MIAO necklaces. I thought this video was supposed to showcase THEIR original dong culture? It's a good thing they're not wearing the Miao silver headdresses though. I swear, the dong people are putting more and more silver jewelries in their hair too. They try so hard to get more praise and attention. Everything they got is from being strongly influenced by the MIAO.

[xeemlauj]

Sometimes, I feel like the Dong have nothing similar to the Tai People. They live among the Miao People and dress just like them.

[sunhaninindia]

i agree, Tai/dai is a big tribe, consider their major population in thailand, they evolve their history along with the mainstream civil code of the region. Miao (Hmong/ Meng) refer to the ethnic minorities that dwell in mountains regions in china and other southeast asian countries. Mythologically, they are the descends of chi-you 蚩尤.

[xeemlauj]

The Dong and Miao live peacefully together. The Dong are part of the Tai People. They speak a Tai language however their culture resemble much closer to the Miao(Hmong).