What is the Mulao nationality?

Mulao and Mulao: Mulao is a mountainous ethnic group with a small population in China. They call themselves "Ling" and "Jing". Zhuang people call it "Bujin" and Han people call it "Mulao". There are 159328 Mulao people, mainly distributed in the northern mountainous areas of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and 90% of them live in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County. The word "mulao" means "mother" in Mandarin. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was collectively called the Mulao nationality. The vast majority live in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Guangxi. The rest are scattered in Xincheng, Yishan, Liucheng, Du 'an, Huanjiang, Hechi and other counties, and live together with Zhuang, Han, Yao, Miao, Dong, Maonan and Shui. According to the statistics of the fifth national census in 2000, the population of Mulao nationality is 207,352. Mainly engaged in agriculture, planting rice, corn and so on. The Mulao language used by the Mulao people is similar to Maonan language, Dong language and Shui language. Most people are fluent in Chinese, and some people can speak Zhuang. Universal Chinese characters. Most of the Mulao people live in mud-walled tile houses, in which there is a ground stove dedicated to burning coal. The staple food is rice, corn and potatoes, and cats and snake meat are not allowed. The clothes are still blue. In the Qing Dynasty, Mulao women were still wearing full skirts, and now they have put on clothes, trousers, braids, earrings, bracelets and rings with large rows of buttons. The man is wearing a double-breasted Tang suit. In the past, most marriages were arranged by parents, and a few people who fell in love and got married in Poe also had to get their parents' consent. Early marriage is prevalent, and there is a custom that the woman does not leave her husband's family for a period of time after marriage, and only lives in her husband's family after giving birth. Molao language belongs to Dong Shui language branch of Zhuang Dong language family of Sino-Tibetan language family, which is very close to Maonan language and Dong language. Due to the close contact between the Mulao people and the Han and Zhuang people, the Mulao language has absorbed a large number of Chinese and Zhuang words. Most people are fluent in Chinese, and some people can speak Zhuang language. Moro people are mainly engaged in agriculture, mainly rice and corn. Farming techniques, crop varieties and production tools are basically the same as those of the nearby Han and Zhuang nationalities. Mulao mountain township is known as "coal township", and coal mining has become an important part of production and life. Yaolaoshan Township is a charming landscape gallery, with mountains like swords and water like silks and satins, and is known as "Small Guilin". The Mulao Nationality and the Mulao Nationality's History The Mulao Nationality is an ancient nationality in China. It has been called "Mulao" and "Mulao" in the history books since Wei and Jin Dynasties, and it has been included in the general names of Liao and Ling. According to historical records and legends, there were Molao people living in Luocheng, Guangxi at the latest in Yuan Dynasty or early Ming Dynasty. Their nation calls itself "Ling" and "Jin", while Zhuang people call it "Bujin" and Han people call it "Mulao". After the founding of New China, according to the national will, it was collectively called Yao Lao. The area where Moro people live belongs to the rocky mountain area, where mountains are stacked, peaks are like forests, valleys are densely covered, the soil is barren, irrigation and transportation of farmland are extremely inconvenient, and economic development is difficult. In recent decades, with the continuous construction of water conservancy projects, the irrigation area is getting bigger and bigger, and the grain output is increasing. The mountainous area where Yao people live is rich in coal, which is called coal city, and coal mining is their important economic pillar. Mulao nationality was gradually formed in a long history, and the ancestors of Mulao nationality were classified as the present minority at that time. The appellation of Liao nationality appeared in Han Dynasty. Han Shu's Nanxi Yi Zhuan called Yelang's main ethnic group "Yi Liao". After the Jin Dynasty, similar names can be seen everywhere in the literature. Liao people's names involving Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi have appeared again, such as Liao Min, Liaozi, Tuliao, Yi Liao, Liao Sheng, Shanliao and Dongliao. Liao people on the border of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou are called "Ge Liao", "Shou Gong Liao" and "Zi Yi". As for "Liao", many scholars think that it is the descendant of "Luo", and "Luo" is considered as another name for "Yue". "Yue" is a big nation in southern China, which migrated from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Qin and Han Dynasties.