The only Daur Autonomous Banner in the country, take a look at the customs and customs here

The Molidawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is located in the easternmost part of Hulunbuir City, in the middle section of the eastern foothills of the Daxingan Mountains, and on the west bank of the Nen River. The banner government is located in Nilji Town. The Molidawa Daur Autonomous Banner was established on August 15, 1958. It is the only Daur Autonomous Banner in the country. The flag is a shallow mountainous area with three major landforms: hills, hills and plains. The highest peak is Wasigqi Mountain, with an altitude of 638.3 meters. There are 56 large and small rivers, and the water resources account for 40% of Inner Mongolia. The natural environment of the Molidawa Daur Autonomous Banner is very beautiful. In the spring and summer, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the grass is green and the flowers are bright, and it is full of vitality; in the autumn and winter, the frozen rivers and lakes, and the snow-flaked fields, fully display the scenery of the North.

Molidawa, in Daur language, means "a mountain that can only be climbed on horseback". Molidawa Mountain is located in Kuruchi Township in the northern part of the Autonomous Banner. It stands on the left bank of the turbulent Nuomin River, with an altitude of 455 meters. The mountain is steep and the waves crashing on the shore at the foot of the mountain are so spectacular that it has been developed into a tourist area. The Daur people also have translated names such as Dahuer, Dahur, Dahuri, and Dahur. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, they were named Daur (meaning pioneer) according to the will of the nation.

The Daur people are good at singing and dancing and have their own unique traditions and customs. To learn more about them, the Daur Ethnographic Museum and the China Daur Ethnic Park are undoubtedly the first choices.

Daur Museum. A national AA-level tourist attraction, it is located on Nawen East Street, Nilji Town, Molidawa Daur Autonomous Banner. It is a thematic museum that displays the production, life, culture, art and development history of the Daur people. The museum has a total area of ??3,800 square meters and is divided into two parts: the Folklore Hall and the Achievements Hall. Among them, the Folklore Hall is divided into two branches: history, economy and folk customs. The main contents include history, economy, villages and homes, food and clothing, culture and art, folk crafts, national sports, Obo sacrifices, weddings and funerals, religious beliefs, etc. 13 parts. The museum has a unique shape and contains more than 2,000 various objects and pictures. It comprehensively and systematically introduces the past and present of the Daur people with pictures and texts.

China Daur Ethnic Park. The national AAA-level tourist attraction is located in the mountainous area 9 kilometers north of Nilji Town, Molidawa Daur Autonomous Banner, covering an area of ??2.18 square kilometers. With multiple functions such as eco-tourism, traditional education, leisure and vacation, it is the most representative tourist attraction in Molidawa. The main landscape buildings in the scenic area include the circular leisure square, the national totem column, the historical and cultural wall, the Monument to the Unknown Heroes, the ancient city of Yaksa, the Butha Eight Banners Aobao, the ancient courtyard of the Daur ethnic group, the national hero statue group and the Shaman Culture Museum. Visiting this park can not only appreciate the customs of the Daur people, but also taste special delicacies.

The Daur people are said to be descendants of the Khitan people and have their own language. The original text has been lost and now they use Latin letters as the basis. Most of the Daur people who live together with the Mongols are proficient in Mongolian. Nowadays, the Daur people are basically proficient in Chinese and can write Chinese. The Daur people are good at fighting and have made outstanding contributions to the fight against Russia and Japan in history. The Daur people, like other ethnic groups of the Altaic language family, mainly believe in shamanism, and some also believe in Lamaism, Taoism, Catholicism, and gods such as Guandi God and Niangniang God.

The traditional houses of the Daur people mostly use pine or birch beams as the frame, adobe or earthen walls as the walls, a few layers of yellow mud on the inside and outside, and a thatch roof. The two-room house is the most common, and there are also Three or five rooms. The Daur people regard the western house as the most precious place to live, and pay attention to the custom of separating the house and kitchen. If there are two rooms, the west room is the living room and the east room is the kitchen; if there are three rooms, the middle room is usually the kitchen and the east and west rooms are used for living. There are connected fire pits on the south, north, and west sides of the living room, commonly known as "curved Kang". In the living room, the south Kang is at the top and is mostly occupied by the elders. The sons, daughter-in-law and their children mostly live in the north Kang or the east room, while the west Kang is reserved for guests.

The clothing of the Daur people was mainly leather clothing in the Qing Dynasty and before the Qing Dynasty. After the late Qing Dynasty, the traditional hunting economy shrank, and leather clothing was gradually replaced by cloth, silk and satin, and cotton and wool products. In terms of traditional clothing, men's clothing is very particular. Winter leather robes are made of animal skins or livestock skins from around the beginning of winter to the Spring Festival. Spring and autumn leather robes are made of roe deer skins in spring, summer or early autumn. Women wear long robes without belts or shorts, and the color is mainly blue.

The long fishing and hunting life has created the unique folk sports of the Daur people. The main activities include falconry, wrestling, neck wrestling, bekuo, etc. Beiko, also known as "Bolie" and "Boiko", is a sports activity very similar to hockey. In 1982, the Chinese hockey team, with Daur players as the main players, won third place in the first Asian Cup Hockey Competition held in Pakistan. It raised the five-star red flag for the first time in the international hockey world and won China a championship. honor. In 1989, the National Sports Commission named the Molidawa Daur Autonomous Banner the "Hometown of Hockey."

There are many folk customs of the Daur people. If you are interested and want to learn more about it, come to Molidawa Daur Autonomous Banner. The flag also has Sifangshan Ecological Park Tourist Area, Longyan Mountain Scenic Area, Borong Botanical Garden, Jin Dynasty Bianmo, Guandi Temple and General Tomb and other tourist attractions.