The Dai call themselves Dai Le, Dai Ya or Dai Na. They have a long history, much of which was recorded in Chinese historical accounts from the first century AD.

The Li call themselves the Xiao or Ben Di people. They trace their origins to the Luo Yue branch of the ancient Bai Yue people. The Li language belongs to the Tai-Kadai language family. It’s written using an alphabet developed in the 1950s.

The Zhuang are known by a number of different names in different places, including Bushuang, Buchuang, Bunong and Buman. The Zhuang are descendants of the Tai peoples, a group that migrated south from central China 5000 years ago in search of more fertile soil.

According to historical records, they have lived in the Luocheng area of Guangxi province since the Jin dynasty.

According to historical records, this ethnic group used to be called Gelao. They are the descendants of the ancient Liao people.

There are about 100,000 Maonan people in China, almost all of whom live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

The Maonan people call themselves Anan. They originated from the ancient Baiyue, Liao, and Lingren peoples.

The language of the Maonan people belongs to the Kam-Sui branch of the Tai-Kadai language family. It does not have a written form. Today, many Maonan speak either Zhuang or Mandarin.

The Maonan practice either Taoism or their traditional animistic religion.

Agriculture is the main occupation of the Maonan.