The Palaung ( Burmese : ပလောင် လူမျိုး [pəlàʊɰ̃ lùmjó] ; Thai: ปะหล่อง, also written as Benglong Palong ) or Ta'ang are an Austroasiatic ethnic minority found in Shan State of Burma, Yunnan Province of China and Northern Thailand . In China, they are referred to as the De'ang ( Chinese : 德 昂 族 ; pinyin : Déángzú also spelt Deang ) people.
6-636: They live mainly in the northern parts of Shan State in the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone , with the capital at Namhsan . The Ta'ang (Palaung) State Liberation Army , the armed wing of the Palaung ethnic group, began fighting against the Burmese military in 1963. It entered a cease-fire agreement with the central government in April 1991, but is currently continuing the insurgency. Both the government and
12-553: Is a self-administered zone consisting of two townships in Shan State : Its capital is the town of Namhsan . The Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone was created as a separately administered unit by the 2008 Constitution. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010. It is to be self-administered by the Palaung people . During the current Myanmar civil war in December 2023,
18-567: Is present in all of the daily activities of this ethnic group. At the age of ten, many children are sent to the monasteries , primarily for education. Most of them return to lay life in later years. The Riang are the only one of the four groups who have never converted to Buddhism. The majority of the Riang are animists . Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone The Palaung Self-Administered Zone ( Burmese : ပလောင် ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ ဒေသ [pəlàʊɰ̃ kòbàɪɰ̃ ʔoʊʔtɕʰoʊʔ kʰwɪ̰ɰ̃ja̰ dèθa̰] )
24-626: The Palé. There are three main principal Palaung languages: Palé (Ruching), Rumai, and Shwe (Ta'ang or De'ang). In China, the De'ang are found in the following villages of Zhenkang County and Gengma County . In China, they are known as the Laopulao (牢普劳); there are six other De'ang groups located in Burma. Most Ta'ang are adherents of Theravada Buddhism and Buddhist temples can be found in most of their towns. Buddhism
30-451: The rebel armies have derived benefit from poppy cultivation, which has caused serious drug addiction among the local people. There are three main subgroups of Palaung: the Palé, Shwe and Rumai. The Chinese government groups together the Palé, Riang, Rumai and Shwe peoples as the De'ang ethnic nationality . The group also includes the Danau (Danaw) who may no longer have a separate identity from
36-582: The zone came under the control of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army during Operation 1027 following their capture of Namhsan and Mantong . Under the terms of the 2008 Burmese constitution, the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone should be administered by a Leading Body, which consisted of at least ten members including Shan State Hluttaw (Assembly) members elected from the Zone and members nominated by
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