Dongba Culture

Naxi minority is the main nation in Lijiang county,it is an ancient civilized nation those believed in the Dongba religion 1000 years ago. "Dongba" means "Teacher", "Sage" who is an religious professional combined with abilities of medicine , arts and fortune teller in one . They created the Dongba religious scriptures , Dongba languages and words , Dongba paintings , Dongba music ,Dongba dancing and cultures, all are called by a joint name of "Dongba cultures ". Dongba writing characters are the type of pictography , at the number of 3000 words and phrases and more than 700 simplified pictography, one of the pictography kept completely now in the world.

Dongba culture is valued at its history, religion, culture, and art which are paid a highly attention by the scholars from the all parts of world.

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