Achang people are good at singing folk songs and planting rice, and their "household knives" are famous for their durability. My teeth are all black, because I like eating and chewing Penang. Achang people regard Qinglong and White Elephant as symbols of good luck and happiness. On the traditional festival Huijie Festival, boys carry long knives and elephant drums, and aunts wear exquisite national costumes. Accompanied by drum music and firecrackers, they are surrounded by red and green dragons and white elephants and enter Huijie Festival Square.

Achang is one of the seven ethnic minorities, with a small population, which is unique to Yunnan. The national language is Achang language, which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family of Sino-Tibetan language family. The branch of the language is to be determined. There are two dialects, Lianghe dialect and Husa dialect, which are also used in other national languages or dialects, such as Chinese and Dai. There is no mother tongue, and Chinese characters are used.

Achang nationality is mainly distributed in Husa Achang nationality township, Nangsong Achang nationality township and Jiubao Achang nationality township in Longchuan County, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and the rest are distributed in Luxi, Yingjiang, Tengchong, Longling and Yunlong counties. In addition, there are some Achang ethnic groups in neighboring Myanmar.

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Achang nationality was once called "Chang E", "Chang E", "Chang E" or "Chang E" in ancient China literature.

Achang people also have different self-names. The Achang people in Husa call themselves "Mensah", "Daisa", "Mensah Mountain" and "Linsa". The Achang people in Lianghe call themselves Hansa, Achang and Chang E.

1953, according to the wishes of Achang people, the people's government decided to call it Achang.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Achang nationality