Origins of the Names of Chinese Ethnic Minorities （5）

Bouyei
The Bouyei people have a long history. In their own language, ＂Bou＂ means ＂ethnic group＂ or ＂people,＂ and ＂yei＇＂ and its variants refer to the name of an ethnic minority. Thus, in the old local chronicles, the Bouyei nationality is sometimes recorded as ＂Yei nationality＂,＂Yei family ＂ or ＂Yei people.＂ As well as their self-appellations, the Bouyei people in different areas referred to other groups of Bouyei as ＂Bulong Buna Butu Budou Buyang ＂ and ＂Bulongha＂ etc.     

Origins of the Names of Chinese Ethnic Minorities

<正>Achang The Achang ethnic minority was called"Echang"in ancient Chinese documents,albeit with no consistency in how the name was written.But this is not what ...     

民族团结的优秀使者——追记为民族教育事业鞠躬尽瘁的优秀青年教师菅新刚

菅新刚，男，汉族，中共党员，山东省阳信县翟家村人。自1993年他从山东省滨州师范专科学校毕业后，主动要求到条件艰苦的阳信县刘庙回民中学任教。7年来，因回中缺少教师，菅新刚在担任班主任的同时，一直坚持跨年级、跨学科教学。他爱岗敬业，精心施教，在平凡的岗位上，为民族团结、为少数民族教育事业奉献了自己的一切。6月19曰，菅新刚同志不幸因肝癌去世，年仅28岁。他不愧为——     

The Origins of the Ethnic Names in China （I）

<正>Where did the names of the ethnic groups in China come from?Why do they call themselves like this?The namesof the ethnic groups were not staying the same eve...