Dulongjiang Township is located in the west of Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, with a total area of 1,944 square kilometers and an altitude of 1,200 to 5,128 meters. The township has 6 administrative villages and 59 villagers' groups, distributed on the terraces on both sides of the Dulong River, 830 households, 4,014 people, including 3,935 Dulong people, accounting for 98% of the total population of the township. The per capita cultivated land area is 1.6 mu, and the per capita income is 212.83 yuan (2003). Dulongjiang has beautiful mountains and clear waters and a beautiful environment. Most of the villages are built on both sides of the Dulong River, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the forest coverage rate on the surrounding mountains is more than 95%. The dwellings can be roughly divided into two types: wooden houses and bamboo houses. The middle and upper reaches of the river, such as Dizhengdang, Xianjiudang, and Longyuan, are mostly wooden houses, and the lower reaches are all bamboo houses. The villages basically maintain the traditional style, among which the traditional grass-wood structure buildings in Xiaozhai account for more than 70%. Dulongjiang Township is located in the canyon area of the Hengduan Mountains. It is surrounded by high mountains, forming a closed geographical environment. Transportation mainly relies on bamboo ropes, wooden bridges, suspension bridges, stone arch bridges, etc. Among the handicrafts, textiles are the most common. In addition to cutting hemp, peeling hemp, and drying hemp, other procedures are undertaken by women, mainly weaving Dulong blankets. The materials for weaving blankets are mostly colorful Qinglun wool, which is brightly colored and used to make clothes, quilts, and decorations. The clothes of Dulong women are beautiful, neat and simple. Women in the upper reaches of the Dulong River wear a short coat with a large collar and long sleeves or a flowered shirt on the upper body, long trousers on the lower body, rubber shoes or cloth shoes, and a Dulong blanket on the upper body; women in the lower reaches wear a short coat with a large collar and long sleeves or a flowered shirt on the upper body, a tube skirt on the lower body, rubber shoes or sandals, and a Dulong blanket on the upper body. Men wear knitted ready-made clothes on the upper body, long trousers on the lower body, and a Dulong blanket on the outside. Both men and women of the Dulong ethnic group like colorful ornaments. Women have the custom of wearing earrings and like to use copper coins, silver coins, animal bones, animal teeth, beads, etc. to make beads and hang them around their necks or ears. Both men and women love to wear bracelets. Women wear "Jiaman" (silver rings) and men wear wooden bracelets. Tattooing is an ancient custom of Dulong women. There are obvious differences in the tattoo patterns in various areas along the Dulong River, but the materials and methods are basically the same. After the founding of New China, this custom has gradually decreased, but some elderly women can still be seen with tattoos. The Dulong ethnic group speaks the Dulong language, has no written language, and uses wood carving, knotting ropes, etc. to record events and transmit information. The traditional culture accumulated in the Dulong villages is fully reflected in all aspects of community organization, production, and life. The social organization structure can be divided into three different levels: clan, family commune, and family. In the 1930s, Christianity was introduced to Dulong River, and every large village such as Dizhengdang, Baopo, Maku, etc. has a church. Christians go to church regularly for worship. They celebrate the "Zanbai" Festival in August when corn matures, and Christmas in December. They believe that all things have spirits, and that ghosts live and die with people. There are two types of ghosts: the ghost "Nanmu" in the sky and the ghost "Bulang" on the ground. The ghost on the ground harms people and animals, while the ghost in the sky harms people and benefits people at the same time, and has a dual nature. Natural belief activities include offering sacrifices to the ghost in the sky, "the wizard cuts the ghost", "Bu Layu", "Axis Luo", "Axi Nao", etc. There are two types of wizards, "Nanmu Sa" and "Wu". Folk literature is rich, and it is mainly passed on orally. There are folk songs, myths, epics, legends, stories, etc. The myths and legends collected so far include "The Origin of Humankind", "The Big Ant Separates the Heaven and the Earth", "The Flood", "The Genesis", etc. Folk medicine and traditional calendar are more prominent, and are still used by the Dulong people. The Dulong folk songs and folk music are very rich. Folk songs are collectively called "Menzu", and singing and singing tunes are called "Menzu Wa", and "Wa" means singing. Common ones include love songs, narrative songs, custom songs, folk songs, labor songs, sacrificial songs, children's songs and baby-soothing songs. Each melody can be sung with a wide range of content. The dances of the Dulong people are simple and unsophisticated. The traditional dances include "Bull-stealing Dance", "Kaque Dance", "Keri Dance", "Mufa Dance", "Bopuai Dance", "Kenyi Dance" and "Pulu Dance". Most of these dances have been lost, and a few are still preserved among the elderly. When dancing, they sing special folk songs, called "Langmu Menzu". "Langmu" means dancing, and "Menzu" means song, that is, songs for dancing, in the form of duet, chorus, one leading and many singing. The major festival of the Dulong people is the "Kaquewa" Festival, which is held on January 10 every year and has become a local statutory holiday. Bull-stealing is one of the most grand activities of the Dulong New Year. The main traditional folk sports include mountain climbing, snow sprinting, crossbow shooting, stone throwing, high jump, long jump, tree climbing, arm wrestling, wrestling, skipping rope, swinging, etc. (No pictures available, please provide them.) (No pictures available, please provide them.)