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((Infobox ethnic group
|group=Achang
|image=Achang woman brocade dress - Yunnan Nationalities Museum - DSC04291.JPG
|image_caption=Achang woman's dress
| population = ~29,000
|popplace=[[People's Republic of China]], mostly concentrated in [[Yunnan|Yunnan province]], smaller population in [[Burma]]
|langs=[[Achang language|Achang]], [[Xiandao language|Xiandao]] ([http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/documentation.asp?id=xia SIL], khan31tao31), [[Burmese language|Burmese]], and [[Southwestern Mandarin]]
|rels=[[Theravada Buddhism]], [[Taoism]], and a mixture of [[animism]] and [[ancestor worship]]. 
|related=[[Bamar people|Bamar]], [[Rakhine people|Rakhine]], [[Marma people|Marma]], and other [[Sino-Tibetan peoples]]
))

The '''Achang''' (((zh|c=((linktext|阿昌族))|p=Āchāngzú))), also known as the '''Ngac'ang''' (their own name) is an [[ethnic group]]. They are one of [[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]] languages speaking people. They form one of the [[List of Chinese ethnic groups|56 ethnic groups]] officially recognized by the [[People's Republic of China]]. They also live in [[Myanmar]], where they're known as '''Maingtha''' (((lang-my|မိုင်းသာလူမျိုး))) in [[Shan State]] and '''Ngochang''' in [[Kachin State]].

The Achang number 27,700, of whom 27,600 are from [[Yunnan]] province, mainly in [[Lianghe County]] of [[Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture|Dehong Autonomous Prefecture]]. The Achang speak a [[Burmish languages|Burmish]] ([[Burmese language|Burmese]]-related) language called [[Achang language|Achang]],((citation needed|date=November 2011)) but there is no indigenous writing system to accompany it.  [[Chinese character]]s are often used instead. Many Achang also speak the [[Tai Lü language]], mainly to make commercial transactions with [[Dai people]].<ref name=":0">((Cite web |year=2003 |title=Achang Ethnic Minority |url=http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_23859.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203064030/http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_23859.htm |archive-date=2007-02-03 |access-date=2007-01-21 |website=ChinaCulture.org |publisher=Ministry of Culture))</ref>

Speaking a distinct dialect, the Husa Achang (戶撒) living in [[Longchuan County, Yunnan|Longchuan County]] (also in Dehong) consider themselves to be distinct and filed  an unsuccessful application in the 1950s as a separate nationality. The Husa were more [[Sinicized]] than other Achang. For example, Confucian-styled ancestral memorial tablets are common in Husa homes. Most traditional Husa believe in a mixture of [[Theravada Buddhism]] and [[Taoism]].

== History ==
The Achang are descendants of the Qiang tribes that 2,000 years ago inhabited the border region between [[Sichuan]], Gansu and Sichuan provinces.<ref name=":0" /> The Achang people lived in the Yunlong area during the Yuan dynasty (1271–1268 AD).<ref name=":1">((Cite web |title=The Achang Ethnic Group – The Ballad Singers |url=https://gbtimes.com/the-achang-ethnic-group-the-ballad-singers |url-status= |access-date=2019-11-25 |website=gbtimes.com))((deadlink|date=September 2023))</ref> The Achang people are considered to be one of Yunnan's earliest inhabitants.<ref name=":2">((Cite web |last=Deason |first=Rachel |date=2018-06-21 |title=An Introduction to China's Achang People |url=https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/articles/an-introduction-to-chinas-achang-people/ |access-date=2019-11-25 |website=Culture Trip))</ref> Their leader Zaogai made a rule in which the tribe leader could only be succeeded by the oldest son of the former leader.<ref name=":3">((Cite web |last=Hays |first=Jeffrey |date=July 2015 |title=Achang Minority |url=http://factsanddetails.com/china/cat5/sub31/entry-4403.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126000908/http://factsanddetails.com/china/cat5/sub31/entry-4403.html |archive-date=2019-11-26 |access-date=2019-11-25 |website=factsanddetails.com |language=en))</ref> The Achang community became stronger and began to have trade relationships with other kingdoms like Jinchi and Bo.<ref name=":3" /> The Achang were descendants of the Xunchuan people during the Tang dynasty.<ref name=":3" /> In the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Honghu during the Ming dynasty (1383 AD), under the leadership of Zuona, the Achang people pledged allegiance to the emperor of the Ming dynasty.<ref name=":2" /> During Hongwu period, Duanbo from the Han nationality was appointed the governor of Yunlong Region, and from then on the Achang ethnic group was degraded and at the same time they began to move to live in Dehong region in the southwest and as a result lost their home native land.<ref name=":2" /> Today more than 90 percent of the 33,936 Achangs live in Longchuan, Lianghe and Luxi counties in the Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern Yunnan Province.<ref name=":1" /> The rest live in Longling County in the neighboring Baoshan Prefecture.<ref name=":1" />

== Culture ==
A great part of the history and  traditions of the Achang has been transmitted from generation to generation through music and songs. Music is one of the mainstays of their culture, and they usually  finish all celebrations with songs and dances.
Unmarried young people usually comb their hair with two braids that gather on their head. The typical clothes of the Achang vary according to village. Married women dress in long skirts, whereas unmarried women wear trousers.
The men usually use the colors blue, or black to make their shirts, buttoned to a side. Unmarried men surround their head with a fabric of white color, whereas married men wear blue.
In Buddhist funerals of the Achang, a long fabric tape of about 20 meters is tied to the coffin. During the ceremony, the monk in charge of the ritual, walks in front as opposed to holding the tape. By doing this, the monk helps directs the soul of the deceased so that the soul of the deceased arrives at its final destiny. The deceased is buried without any metallic elements, not even jewels, since it is believed that those elements contaminate the soul for future reincarnation.

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
((Commons category|Achang people))
*[http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/min-Achang.html "Achang Minority"]
* http://www.ethnic-china.com/Achang/achangindex.htm
* http://www.china.org.cn/e-groups/shaoshu/shao-achang.htm (Chinese government site)

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[[Category:Ethnic groups in Yunnan]]

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