Longjia people

Location of Guizhou, China
Longjia people

The Longjia (Chinese: 龙家; sometimes also known as the Nanjingren 南京人) are an unofficially recognized ethnic group of western Guizhou province, China. They are officially classified as Bai by the Chinese government.

Names

In Zhijin County, the Longjia people (autonym: Songnibao 松尼保) are called Buwai 补外 by the Gelao, Siqie 斯切 (or Siye 斯业[1]) by the Miao, and Awupu 阿武普 by the Yi (Zhijin County Almanac 1997:159). They are also called Guizou 归走 by the Caijia.[1]

The Han Chinese call the Longjia by the following names (Zhijin County Almanac 1997).[2]

Language

Main article: Longjia language

Distribution

There is a total of 2,000–4,000 Longjia people in Pu'an, Pingba, and Qingzhen counties, Guizhou, as well as Longlin County of Guangxi.[3][4] Within Bijie Prefecture, the Longjia are found in the counties of Bijie, Dafang, Zhijin, Qianxi, and Nayong.[5] The Xixiu District Gazetteer 安顺市志：西秀区志 (2007:110) reports an ethnic Bai (Longjia) population of 1,458 households or 6,562 persons.

Reported locations include:[1][6]

Population figures are as follows.[10]

The Duan clan 段氏 of Dafang County, the Shang clan 尚氏 of Nayong County, and the Yang clan 杨氏 of Pan County are officially classified as ethnic Bai, but belong to neither the Longjia nor Qixingmin groups (Guizhou Ethnic Gazetteer 2002:690).

Historical distribution

According to the Guizhou Ethnic Gazetteer (2002:689), the Dading Gazetteer (大定府志) gave the following townships with Longjia residents during the late Qing Dynasty.

Dafang County

The Dafang County Almanac (1996:150-152) also reports Longjia people living in Dazhai 大寨 and Dadao 大道 of Dafang County, with more than 2,000 living in each.[11] In Dafang County, villages that have between 1,000 - 2,000 Longjia people include Hegu 河谷, Bazi 坝子, Lihua 里/理化, Pengcheng 鹏程, Changshi 长石, Hetao 核桃, Guobao 果宝, Zhuchang 珠场, Xiangshuizhen 响水镇, Shangba 上坝, and Zeji 则鸡. Longjia with the autonym Songlibao 松立保 have also been reported in Jingzhu 荆竹村 and Bayi 八一村 villages in Babao Township 八堡乡, Dafang County.[12]

Other locations are Cuoba 撮坝, Pengcheng 鹏程, Changchun 长春, Baini 白泥, Guowa 果瓦, Shangba 上坝, and Maopiao 毛票.[2]

Bijie County

The Bijie County Almanac (1996:143) reports the following locations of ethnic Longjia.

Ethnic townships

The Chinese government has designated the following 15 townships in Guizhou as ethnic Bai townships (白族乡).[13] It is not known which ones have ethnic Longjia populations.

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 gookbaby. ""南京人"考据_新闻众评_天涯论坛". Bbs.tianya.cn. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  3. ↑ Guizhou Province Gazetteer: Ethnic Gazetteer [贵州省志. 民族志] (2002). Guiyang: Guizhou Ethnic Publishing House [貴州民族出版社].
  4. ↑ "Logjia" (PDF). Asiaharvest.org. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  5. ↑ Qianxi County Almanac (1990:147)
  6. ↑ "贵州旅游通". Gzlyt.com. 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  7. ↑ Nayong County Almanac (1999:148)
  8. ↑ Anshun City Almanac (1995:297)
  9. ↑ Puding County Almanac (1999:185)
  10. ↑ "贵州省民族识别考察组赴云南省大理白族自治州考察报告 - 织金人民网 - Powered by Discuz!". Gzzjrmw.com. 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  11. ↑ Dafang County Almanac (1996:150-152)
  12. ↑ "话说白族". Gzjcdj.gov.cn. 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  13. ↑ "¹óÖÝÃñ×å×ÔÖεط½¼°Ãñ×åÏçÃûµ¥_¹óÖÝÒÍ×å°É_°Ù¶ÈÌù°É". Tieba.baidu.com. 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2013-11-27.

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