Most villages in Pingba are near the water. Gan Lan architecture and bamboo buildings have their own styles. The diet is mainly rice, and Dai people in Xishuangbanna and other places like to eat glutinous rice. Like sour and baked aquatic food. Alcoholic, chewing betel nut. Men wear collarless double-breasted or large-breasted small sleeve tops and long-sleeved trousers, usually with white cloth, pink cloth or blue cloth as the head. Women's wear varies from place to place. Women in Xishuangbanna wear tight underwear, narrow-sleeved T-shirts with large or double-breasted buttons, and a colorful long skirt, which is tied on it and inserted with combs or headscarves. Dehong Dai women wear white or light blue tops, trousers and small waists before marriage, and black or colored skirts after marriage; Young women have a lot of hair on their heads. Marriage custom: social freedom before marriage. After the young man found the right girl, he asked his parents for matchmaking. Funeral: burial, cremation and water burial, mainly burial. The main festivals include the water splashing festival (that is, the Dai New Year), the closing festival and the opening festival. Songkran Festival is held in June of Dai calendar (April of Gregorian calendar). It is said that a long time ago, seven kind civilians killed the demon king who occupied them, but the demon burned them to death. When everyone saw this scene, they all poured water to put out the fire and save people. In order to always remember Seven Sisters, who did harm to people, we splash water on each other every New Year, and wish them good health in the new year. Etiquette: respect for the elderly, the village weddings and funerals to send meals to the elderly; Speak kindly, have a harmonious family and neighborhood relationship, and rarely quarrel; When the younger generation passes in front of the elders, they should bend down and walk carefully to show their respect for the elders; Hospitality, past guests, will be warmly treated by the host, and some families have bedding specially prepared for guests, which is more beautiful than their own use. Taboo: It is forbidden for outsiders to ride horses, drive cattle, carry loads and enter the stockade unkempt. When entering the Dai bamboo house, you must take off your shoes outside the door and walk softly inside. You can't sit on it, cross the fireplace, enter the master's inner room, or sit on the threshold. The tripod on the fire pit can't move. Firewood must be burned from the root first, and can only be continued from both sides of the tripod. When fire is not used, it can only be buried with ashes or left to fend for itself, and it is not allowed to be trampled out with feet. Don't whistle and cut your nails at home. Clothes can't be used as pillows, and pillows can't sit on them. When hanging clothes, the coat should be hung high, and the pants and skirts should be hung below. It is forbidden to urinate in the garden. Take off your shoes outside the door before entering the Buddhist temple. Don't touch the little monk's head.