Among the ethnic minorities in China, the elegance of the Dai people is called the hometown of peacocks. Peacock is the mascot of Dai people because it symbolizes good luck. Besides peacocks, elephants are also deeply loved by the Dai people. There is a proverb of Dai people: elephants depend on Dai people, and Dai people depend on elephants. Elephants symbolize a bumper harvest and a better life, so since ancient times, Dai people have been able to live in harmony with elephants and peacocks.

Dai people are descendants of Guyue people and have a long history and cultural tradition. Dai means loving freedom and peace. About the year 1 century, there were records about Dai ancestors in China history books. In China, Dai people mainly live in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Dehong Autonomous Prefecture and Gengma and Menglian Autonomous County.

Dai people like to live by the water and like to be clean, so their traditional festival Water-splashing Festival has become a typical representative of Dai culture. Every year in mid-April, the Dai people hold a grand Water-splashing Festival, which is also the Dai Lunar New Year and a traditional festival to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Generally speaking, the Dai water-splashing festival usually lasts for 3-7 days. In addition to the traditional projects of throwing water at each other to express blessings, there will also be cultural performances such as singing and dancing and dragon boat racing.

Because the living environment of Dai people is mostly located in hot and humid areas, their eating habits also have obvious regional characteristics. Raw, fresh, sour, spicy and wild are the unique characteristics of Dai cuisine, because a hot and sour diet can stimulate appetite, increase appetite, relieve summer heat and enhance body resistance. Moreover, because it is located in hot and humid areas, there are many kinds of insects, so the Dai people also have the habit of using insects, such as common golden cicadas, bamboo insects, ant eggs and so on. , is the favorite of the Dai family. Besides using insects, Dai people also like to eat flowers, such as Panzhihua, beet flower, plantain flower and broom, which are all common local dishes.

Besides eating, life is also a major feature of the Dai people. Gan Lan architecture is their common architectural model, such as the Dai bamboo building in Xishuangbanna, which is divided into upper and lower floors. The upper floor is a normal living place, about 7 feet from the ground, and there is no wall on the lower floor, which is generally used for raising livestock and stacking sundries.