Derung live mainly in the north-west of Yunnan Province in the territory of the Autonomous County of Gongshan DerungJIANG on both sides of the valley area, Gongshan Derung and Nu language the same basic language, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family of the Tibeto-Burman languages as an independent, part of the Chinese language proficiency, there is no The text of this nation. This nation and the State Council in 2006 was included in the first state-level intangible cultural heritage: Derung card wow bird section. Derung people are hardworking, brave, honest with good moral values, re-credit, respect its promise, Derung is a traditional virtue. Never lock their houses, granaries on the door anyway only planted a few trees mark and never worried about theft. Derung very hospitable, a problem that the whole village to help each other gifts, not stingy, or a case of hunting a wild pig Zainiu family, distant relatives and close neighbors will be a co-sheng of the banquet meal. In addition, the reception was also strangers Derung passer-by customs, and the crossing of the guests staying as long as both came home hospitality. Lubushiyi them, not closing night good family traditions and customs, for theft as the most shameful acts.

　　Derung in some of the original festival, tourists can not visit the festival. Derung people out when they encounter a stranger, always put his hands on his chest, face turned to the right, a "giggle" laugh, to show to say hello. When guests come all the way into the housing Derung, the house of men, women and children have to stand up together, and sent down bursts of laughter as a sign of welcome, and then gently greeting: "Please sit down here." Guests Bow and a smile: "Thank you." When the guests adhere to go, sent to the owner of the village, and to stand for a long time, the guests watched figure smile disappeared. If on the road meeting with the Derung girl, she would escape with a smile. When guests came to the cottage-long independence, every household with a gift to visit. Derung people are not exposed to bring gifts, they are used to put on the chest in the possession of felt, when in front of the guests came, the silence will be standing for the guests to see before we take out gifts, holding his hands to the guests, and Head with a smile, to show "I'm sorry, please accept", and then left hastily. Guests should take gifts with a smile hands and say "Thank you."

　　Derung's traditional festival - the Year of the Dragon alone, Derung people known as "bird-card wow," Derung is a comparison of the grand festival, during the festival to be held Mountain Festival ceremony, to sing and dance. They also have, like the Han nationality and the Spring Festival, is also a grand, to Dec. 29 for the Lunar New Year's Eve, New Year on the 30th for the year.

　　Derung still retain many of the ancient non-cooking methods, the most common is to use a special stone baked pot of cooked stone Baba, Baba stone-baked, more choice of Dong Ah swallow or palm starch, and eggs into Paste, and then fell on the hot stone pot, along with branded food, unique flavor. There are day-to-day dishes of potato cultivation, legumes, melons, but also collected bamboo shoots and bamboo leaves and a variety of dishes fungi, when consumption usually with pepper, wild garlic, salt and fresh after a pot of cooked. Derung area is the winter hunting season, hunting of wild meat is the main winter meat. Wild edible beef, beef are first dried and then baked Wei Huo, filamentous Daocheng, Floss made or cut into small pieces and sealed inside the bamboo tube in the preservation or carry. DerungJIANG also produces a variety of fish, with scales of fish, mostly small Pihou. Derung consumption of fish grilled or fried with hi-baking sauce dip after eating and often grilled fish as a side dish of drinks. Feng Yong is the most important civil Derung's one of the dishes, there are more centenarians, said Derung, and the relevant Changsifengyong.

　　Derung customary two meals a solar eclipse. Breakfast usually barley or fried potato barbecue; dinner while corn, rice or millet into the rice-based, with all kinds of wild plants root starch made into a cake or eating porridge. Derung people, many still retain the ancient cooking method, the most common is to use a special stone baked pot of cooked stone Baba. Baba stone-baked, more choice of Dong Ah swallow or palm starch, and eggs into a paste, and then fell to the hot stone pot, along with branded food, unique flavor. Derung day-to-day dishes are potato cultivation, legumes, melons, but also collected bamboo shoots and bamboo leaves and a variety of dishes fungi, when consumption usually with pepper, wild garlic, salt and fresh after a pot of cooked. Derung area is the winter hunting season, hunting of wild meat is the main winter meat. Wild edible beef, beef are first dried and then baked Wei Huo, filamentous Daocheng, Floss made or cut into small pieces and sealed inside the bamboo tube in the preservation or carry. DerungJIANG also produces a variety of fish, with scales of fish, mostly small Pihou. Derung eating fish out with hi-baked fried or grilled after eating dip seasoning and grilled fish often as the drinks side dishes. Feng Yong is the most important civil Derung's one of the dishes, there are more centenarians, said Derung, and the relevant Changsifengyong. Derung, some living in the Drung River Edge, by Jiang will naturally become popular eating fish. They woven hemp fabric into a network or with iron tip of the spear fishing. As a result, tens of thousands of Yan Yan produced eggs, and bird's nest, frogs, Feng Yong, and so on, they create a natural nutritional supplement inexhaustible supply of food, should not use the raw materials. Therefore, only half a year-long, although only food available vegetables, but very good health, often centenarians, La-winter season, "Card bird wow" festival "swift cattle Heaven", the brave hunter who sharp bamboo spears Cattle at the armpit stabbed in the past. At this time, the culmination of Ceremonies, the crowd automatically circle, the gong sounded, brandished a knife and bow dance, jump up cattle pot village dance. Niu was reversed after the swift, small guys to blisters solution to the speed of bovine cattle, and is separated into pieces, with big cooked immediately, and those who see no distinction between young and old, gathered in a, desire, drinking wine, carol singing, I wish the prosperity of people and livestock, harvest in the coming year.

　　Derung young men and women in love, will increase mutual-De Ding Qing. A young girl to their own well-woven blanket Long, a young girl to own a hoe or a basket carried on the back. To mention a pro, a gift of the gab will ask the young man married to the woman said. When people say that marriage should be put on a pot, bring in the backpack of tea, cigarettes and mug. To a girl, no matter what the attitude of the other party, said that married people have the fastest, the pot will be filled with water, their Huotang will go a great deal of the fire, placed on the teapot. From the backpack and then taken out and mug of tea, to the girl in the cupboard to come up with bowls, tea prepared to do a good job. No matter who the girl agreed to it or not, can only wait around Huotang Bian. Water is created, it said that the marriage immediately in the mug in bubble tea, and then poured into the bowl. In order to respect her parents, followed by brothers and sisters girl, the girl is his last. Next, said the marriage began, said the young man is nothing more than good design, like how the human family girl, and so on. Talking about a certain time, the girl who, although did not say what, but only the girl's father or mother glass of red slip down to the tea, girls and other people will follow the tea, which has become even match. When it comes to late at night, no tea or drink, then come back the following night. If the series of three nights is still no one to drink tea, do not agree with that girl marriage. If you would like to say, need to wait until next year again. Derung relatively simple wedding, at the ceremony, both male and female parents would like to brief his son, daughter, encouraged people to be concerned about each other, the future of one hand or foot cut off the blind can not be separated. Then a pair of new people to drink wine together, we danced alone Dragon Dance, the ceremony will then be closed.

　　Derung wearing traditional clothing in general be the intersection of straight black-and-white linen or cotton clothing, to use a piece of linen from the left armpit to the cable-stayed his chest, right arm bare left shoulder, left shoulder of the iceberg with rope or bamboo needle knot tying, wearing waist Crossbow, arrows and machetes package. Derung favorite accessories for both men and women, especially young women, many wearing at the waist line of the oil stain rattan ring for decoration, often go the colorful, beaded, thoracic chain, earrings and even coins and silver coins often hung on the neck and ears under the . Before the man with a blanket party to put on the back, from left to right Ye, pulling to the front binding, under wearing shorts, but to cover up shares before and after the hip. Women with two long cloth, from put on the shoulder inclined to knee, around the front of the tube. Men and women were distributed before the bang, after the taking, all built around Erjian. Or ears ring or play Dai refined bamboo tube. Derung is now generally put on the garment fabrics, clothing, but still outside the stripe drape Xian Tan. Derung Baldric the very characteristics, both men and women like to stick to red as a bracelet and ring back accessories. Men must wear to go out with machetes, arrows and crossbow package; women's Grand Prix first towel flowers, items expected to wear beads. Derung textile trade performance than the well-developed by the fine woven linen Xiantan texture, harmonious colors and distinct features.

　 Derung before women have the custom of tattooing, but it does not have long to implement this old custom, if a guest to Derung, may see older women face the text (see the following picture of the Derung), the surface of the material is a Species of alpine plants, dried leaves and branches after its acquisition by fire into a powder in water, like the ink. Facial tattoos were one hand and wooden sticks, one hand and a very peak of the benefit of wild thorns, while James raw materials, while the text was to face the Spurs beat pattern. As for why the text face, there is no detailed explanation of the history, scholars at home and abroad to be to go study the region Derung study.