Bulang people

The Bulang people (Chinese: 布朗族; pinyin: Bùlǎngzú; also spelled Blang) are an ethnic group.

They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.

Yan & Zhou (2012:147)[1] list the following autonyms of ethnic Bulang in various counties.

Two systems of writing, based on the Latin alphabet, have been developed: 'Totham' in the Xishuangbanna and 'Tolek' from Dehong and Lincang.

Traditionally, the Blang considered teeth blackened by chewing betel nuts a beauty characteristic.

Writing in 2011, James Miller described these overlapping traditions as follows: The Blang, like many nationalities in southwest China, are Theravada Buddhists, but their highly complex religious life is also informed by local beliefs and customs that relate to the traditional ecology, with special attention being paid to rice, water, bees, beeswax, and the various local spirits that are associated with them.