A Study of the Material Culture of the Qidans in Shidian
Abstract:In the early Yuan dynasty, the Qidans followed the Mongolian army and settled down in Yunnan, Since then ,they had been under the influence of various kinds of material culture, especially those of the Hans, the Yis, the Bais, the Dias, the ancient Pus and other Monkhmer groups. As a result, their customs related to diets, clothes, houses, and others were different from those of their northern brothers and formed a new typical material culture