Dongxiang live mainly in the Linxia autonomous prefecture of Gansu Province Xiahe large territory east of the Yellow River and south of the foothill areas, more than half of them live in Dongxiang Autonomous County, Maryland and the rest scattered in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Xinjiang and other places. Togo has Dongxiang language, Altaic an ethnic Mongolian, with close to Mongolian. No one's native language, most of the Dongxiang people Jian Tong Chinese, Chinese General. Dongxiang to agriculture, livestock production also has an important role, Togo, "Sambo" Tao Xing, melons, dates of the National reputation.

　　Dongxiang plain clothes single color, with more blue, navy blue or made of cloth, the women's long coat to the knee, wide, overlapping part of Chinese gown Dajin right, the collar ring and Dajin has decorative embroidery. Long sleeves to the wrist, and generous, a lace roll, roll right trouser leg two side beam live with ribbons, wearing high-heeled Hua Xie Hui, including the hijab, the plug on the silver ornaments. Women generally wear the hijab, to a long waist, the whole hair was covered only faces exposed. Hijab because of the color of a different identity and other, newly married girls and those who wear green, one year after marriage and middle-aged women wearing black, elderly women wearing white. Women's jewelry to silver earrings, silver bracelets, agate beads mainly, the bride married is not only head-dress, silver grass in the first hairpin of flowers, 5 Huaduan fan-shaped hairpin made of grass, and wear a pectoral, silver The son of toothpicks, the silver medal, silver medal is round, like a plate of large and small, like the silver dollar. Men wear lenient robe and waist belt, Yao Dao linked to tobacco, such as purse, wearing flat-topped with white canopies, soft black hat, soft cloth hat with more than sewing together, it also uses silk or woven into the line.

　　Dongxiang women generally wear the hijab, to a long waist, the whole hair was covered only faces exposed. This dress is fashionable with the Republic of China, and that Islam married women, hair is a shame, the need to cover up. Gradually, the hijab has become a kind of dress. Hijab at the Green, black and white 3. 7-year-old girl in the 8-year-old started wearing the hijab, to wear black to get married after the hijab, and some married and gave birth to a child after wearing a black hijab, a 50-year-old, or has been wearing a white hijab after grandchildren. Young women, in addition with silver earrings, silver bracelets, headgear pectoral few. The bride married is not only head-dress, silver grass in the first hairpin of flowers, 5 Huaduan fan-shaped hairpin made of grass, and wear a pectoral, the silver toothpick son, the silver medal. The silver medal is round, like a plate of large and small, like the silver dollar. Girls from poor families get married, do not have the head, pectoral, the wealthy to borrow. The bride back to her parents for the first time, it will be returned. Now, only the bride on the wedding inserted Jiduo silk flower, the original jewelry, pectoral has become a thing of the past. Men's clothing than women's inferior to many, shirt open in the middle, a row of neatly draft of the cloth buttons, collar high-Cun Xu, Qi ankle pants, worn by men of the Han nationality and a small coat pants little different from the cold season, then put on a Yang Piao pieces, generally do not face coat. Yang Piao long hours, both short and long cloaks with the same, with a short Duangua similar coats were Xie Jin. Chuanduan coats, a Department of coarse cloth belt system, so that light to work freely. Also, like men wearing hats, caps, is a flat-topped hat of soft, white, black, and more sewing cloth from the rich people are using silk or woven into line. The socks are usually worn by the sets of sewing cloth stocking. Their shoes are made of cloth shoes, shoes, Ma, Ma shoes with dried grass woven from the flax, and cattle with sheep's clothing of the self-made leather shoes, "Hang the" upper hand shoes with a whole sewing leather , Which filled grass at the end of winter to warm feet.

　　Dongxiang hospitality to the guests, senior citizens are welcome to go out much, please Shangkang first guests inside, and then presented to compare Gaiwan Cha's attention. Tea in some cases also increase in crystal sugar, or longans jujube burn, called the three popular tea. Dongxiang also kill a chicken dinner at hospitality to guests chicken Togo is a traditional courtesy. Dongxiang people in the banquet also very particular about eating chicken, the chicken is usually divided into various parts of the 13 level, longer by eating parts of the corresponding level. Gathering of friends and relatives, according to the appropriate level of seniority in the family to eat, "cocktail" of the most distinguished, so that when the dinner of the most respected, the oldest or the "chief" guests to enjoy. Dongxiang men kept a "gang-eating" habit, that is, in the slack, some people together, the election of a good fat meat goats, sheep or host families do better appetite for food and drinks, the slaughter of sheep The whole sheep hack, chop suey Banshang seasoning on the steaming pot, those who eat Ping group on tea, eating cake, such as "fat" and the cooked, one bowl and then again in the broth, pulling patches to eat, then Then boiled mutton sheep by the whole body is divided into several parts, each one, the last of us has to share the money to the owner, can also be used to replace things and food at a discount.

　　Dongxiang diet on hi-in-one dish of food to eat, and everyone has a small stone. Dongxiang potato chain for three meals a day. When both potato dishes, but also when the rice. Boiled, burned, roasted, fried can be, especially in winter and spring the second quarter. Dongxiang also hi to face barley, barley noodles made of "pot down" or "Joan steamed pot" as a staple food. Dongxiang production "stack sheep" of meat, unique, usually under the water the whole sheep, the steam pot "fat" and slaughtered sheep to eat fat stack Dongxiang is the son of a better life in the form of a local saying goes, that the : "The first to the sub-fat meat than later." Dongxiang also good at the stack made of lamb and mutton broth, delicious, nourishing nutrition, ages. Ji Shi Dongxiang pork, dog meat, horse meat, meat mule, donkey, and since the death of animals and animal blood.

　　Dongxiang people like to drink tea and fine Ziyang Maojian tea, tea in general can not be separated from each meal, with the majority of Gaiwan tea, it also uses the small pot. Gaiwan also known as the "three Fort", that is covered by tea, bowls and the seat chassis components. Dongxiang very attentive to the guests, respect, the guests home, please sit down first, women do not take off your shoes off, gentlemen from the masters of men and hospitality, all women, not a bullet. Male with male passenger, generally standing on the table for guests Tim Duanfan tea, do not sit to eat or to show respect. Female passenger were treated there mistress, the woman with the guests and visitors can sit to eat with, and the male passenger and hostess do not meet the visitors can not enter Zaofang, not allowed to own or from the cylinder Jiaonei scoop water. Dongxiang and other Islamic peoples, the three major festivals each year, that is, the Eid al-Fitr, Id al-Adha, the Festival San Ji, Islam not only in the formation of Dongxiang play an important role, but also the historical development of Dongxiang , The customs and cultural life, have a great impact.

　　By the Dongxiang wedding Islam, basically decided by the parents, met with young men and women can not talk, most of them from "looking for red" sent a message in the middle. General requested by the man, "looking for red" to the woman home Yueqin, promised the woman, the man will be sent to "tea" a gift. "Tea" is a fine Ji Jin tea and a few pieces of clothing. After the formal engagement will perform the procedures, that is, "Mai Hele and the Treasury" (bride price to send). At that time, from the man and his father, uncles, a matchmaker, carrying a total of Peike bride price to women at home. Two kinds of bride price points: one is tea, brown sugar, cakes, etc. First, you set in advance by the matchmaker's clothing, cash and earring, bracelets and so on. Dongxiang also engaged in some mountainous areas of steamed bread delivery practices. The man will be home to accept the wheat was ground into flour into a steaming bread, each about 1 kg, in advance at the top of the points wipe turmeric, a little cut with a knife, steamed, white bread, such as opening at the top of the yellow indicates the coming year, in-laws Wugufengdeng. Wedding day, the groom and married the woman came to the home team.

　　Family and friends gather together to sing "Hallelujah", said. Guests in a call to take the lead in "Harry", people (mostly juveniles), and of, and applauded to show their film festival or take arms, legs bending into the riding position, around a circular motion. Libretto by the guests for impromptu singing, which for the most handsome groom, the bride beautiful, loving wife and never separated, and other words. During the climax of the wedding, was also joking manner to the groom's father, uncles or older, such as pan and wipe his face, to wear over Yang Piao, bell waist line, caps over their heads broken, symbolically tied hand and foot, or riding a donkey to make it back "Appearance", it is known as the "father-in-law drama." To make the bridal chamber "to drop it on the pillow," is very interesting. In the bridal chamber, make scene of boys armed with a pillow already prepared, Kang Chao-covered corner and smashed to the bride's veil, the bride's escort girlfriend who is a defense component would be to drop it on a pillow over the counter and smashed in the past, guffaw Call, very lively scene. Then, his girlfriend who Jiequ veil of the bride to the public "show" and open the carriers, produce valuable dowry. That day, the groom and friends also have the roadside tea, mutton, chicken and baby oil incense and pick up highway reception, the groom and best man at the same time to put on red, then it is called "group of the Soviet Union." The groom, the bride's home village, Hou early to groom young people, the best man at the entrance to the village in Happy Valley to show them to get married in Yingwu. The bride into the family, relatives and friends gather to sing the "Hallelujah" and congratulated the New Year, libretto by the guests for impromptu singing. One night, the Court of Liaoning Province, a floating head, a village outside the village men were eating together in the seats in the middle of the relatives and friends, in addition to tease tease Jalan parents-in-law, but also to the bride's pillow fight, and sing the "Song of the pillow." The next day dinner, the bride should be rolling into the kitchen cooking, with a long face, "the flank test," and requested the old neighborhood appreciation to the bride's appetite for food and drinks trade.