Dong Nationality Research Articles

Metamorphosis of Tradition: Dong Arts from Folk Dong Painting to Contemporary Expressions

The Dong ethnic minority in southwest China possesses a distinctive cultural heritage. Dong's painting emerges as a unique and diverse form within Dong's artistic endeavors, capturing the essence of daily life among the Dong people. Regrettably, Dong paintings often endure neglect compared to the more recognized Dong architectural art. To revive appreciation for Dong culture, this study delves into traditional Dong folk paintings, aiming to discern various painting types and explore the impact of these traditional forms on contemporary Dong paintings. The similarities and differences between traditional Dong folk painting and contemporary Dong painting are obtained through the investigation and artistic practice of the Dong nationality. It mainly focuses on literature analysis, case studies, and art practice-based research. This investigation reveals that contemporary Dong paintings continue incorporating and reinterpreting symbols, architectural motifs, and dress patterns from traditional Dong folk art. This continuity in artistic expression contributes significantly to preserving and disseminating Dong culture in evolving artistic forms.

Characterization of the volatile profile and its estrogenic activity in Kadsura coccinea fruit.

The fruit of Kadsura coccinea (Lem.) A. C. Smith is an ethnomedicine used to treat abnormal menstruation, menopausal syndrome, and female infertility among the Dong Nationality in China. Our study aimed to identify the volatile oil profiles of the K. coccinea fruit and elucidate their estrogenic activity. The peel volatile oil (PeO), pulp volatile oil (PuO), and seed volatile oil (SeO) of K. coccinea were extracted using hydrodistillation and qualitatively analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Estrogenic activity was evaluated in vitro using cell assay and in vivo using immature female rats. Serum 17β-Estradiol (E2) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels were detected using ELISA. In total, 46 PeO, 27 PuO, and 42 SeO components representing 89.96%, 90.19%, and 97% of the total composition, respectively, were identified. The compounds with the highest content in PeO, PuO, and SeO were β-caryophyllene, γ-amorphene, and n-hexadecanoic acid, respectively. PeO induced proliferation of MCF-7cells with an EC50 of 7.40μg/mL. Subcutaneous administration of 10mg/kg PeO significantly increased the weight of the uteri in immature female rats, with no effect on serum E2 and FSH levels. PeO acted as an agonist of ERα and ERβ. PuO and SeO showed no estrogenic activity. The chemical compositions of PeO, PuO, and SeO of K. coccinea are different. PeO is the main effective fraction for estrogenic activities, providing a new source of phytoestrogen for the treatment of menopausal symptoms.

Research on the design strategy of Dong cultural resources transformation based on social innovation

The cultural resources in the Dong ethnic areas are very rich, but it is difficult to convert them into commercial capital, which makes some areas of the Dong ethnic group still impoverished. Through the method of social innovation design, this research explores the current situation and existing problems of resource development in the Dong nationality area, uses the unique culture of the Dong nationality to improve local social capital, allows more ordinary Dong nationality compatriots to participate in the process of cultural resource transformation, and joins the entire social innovation activities at the same time middle. This design strategy utilizes the cultural resources of the Dong nationality, strengthens social capital from the three dimensions of trust, organization, and network, improves the conversion rate of cultural resources of the Dong nationality with the help of social capital, and finally realizes the mutual transformation of the three major capitals of society, culture and economy. This transformation can increase the endogenous motivation of the Dong people to create wealth, improve their ability to resist risks, and help rural revitalization in the Dong areas.

중국 소수민족 中 "동족" 〈대가大歌〉의 발전 배경과 사회·문화적 가치 연구

중국에는 총 56개의 민족이 있고, 그 가운데 동족(侗族)은 55개의 소수민족 중 하나다. 동족의 전통 음악은 오랜 기간에 걸친 발전 및 전승 과정을 거치며 독특한 공연 체계와 다양한 음악 장르를 갖추게 되었다. 동족은 민족 문자를 가지고 있지 않은 민족으로 노래를 통해 자신들의 역사를 담아 후대에 전달해왔다. 본 연구의 목적은 동족 "대가"를 통해 음악이 품고 있는 역사적 중요성을 밝히고 소수민족이 전달하고 자 했던 민족의식을 미래의 후세들에게도 잊히지 않게 한다. 또한 본 연구자는 동족 사람으로서 동족 "대가"는 음악 문화에 대한 다국적 연구를 통해 더 많은 사람들에게 동족의 민간 무형 문화유산을 알리고 동족 "대가"에 대한 후속 연구를 위한 이론적 기반을 제공한다. 마지막으로, 소수민족의 음악 문화적 가치를 보존하고 "구전심수(口传心授)"로 전해지던 문화유산을 문헌화 하여 후세에 전달한다. "대가"의 6대 유형인 "고루 대가", "성음 대가", "서사 대가", "아동 대가", "예속 대가", 그리고 "희곡 대가"의 가사 내용에 담겨 있는 생활 방식, 도덕적 윤리 그리고 사회적 규범을 분석함으로써 "대가"가 지니고 있는 사회·문화적 가치를 살펴보았다. 그리고 ‘대가 관련 정보를 파악하기 위해 동족 지역의 전승자, 가수, 전문가를 인터뷰하였다. 현재 전승 상황이 양호한 "대가"의 유형은 "고루 대가"와 "성음 대가"이며, 그 밖의 "대가" 유형은 현대 생활 방식의 급격한 변화로 인해 점점 사람들에게 잊히고 있다. 연구자는 이러한 현황에 초점을 맞춰 동족 "대가"의 발전을 촉진할 수 있는 방안을 제시하였다. There are 56 ethnic groups in China, and the Dong ethnic group is one of the 55 ethnic minorities. The traditional music of the Dong group has been developed and passed down over the long history of China to form a unique performance system. Its musical genres have also become increasingly diverse. The Dong group is an ethnic group that does not have its own ethnic writing, and the only way for them to pass on their culture is through songs. The purpose of this study is to reveal the historical importance of music through the Dong nationality"s "Daega", so that the national consciousness that ethnic minorities want to convey will not be forgotten by future generations. In addition, as a Dong people, the paper is to promote the folk intangible cultural heritage of the Dong group to a wider audience through a transnational study of the musical culture of the "Daega", which is owned by the Dong group, one of China"s ethnic minorities, and to provide a to provide a theoretical basis for the subsequent research of the Dong group. Finally, to preserve the musical value of the minority group, while making the cultural heritage into a documentary material to pass on to future generations. By studying the lyrical content contained in the six major types of "Daega" in the Dong group: Go-ru Daega, Sound Daega, Narrative Daega, Child"s voice Daega, Etiquette and Custom Daega, Operatic Daega. The lifestyle, social norms, and moral ethics in the lyrical content of the 6 types of songs are analyzed to study the development background and social & culture"s value of the "Daega" of the Dong ethnic group. Interviews were conducted with inheritors, singers, and experts in the Dong region by interview method. At present, the better inherited ones are the Go-ru Daega and the Sound Daega, and the other "Daega" types have been gradually forgotten by the impact of life. To sum up, Some reasonable schemes are put forward.

Sacredness and Secularity: Evolution of Sacred Space of Traditional Villages in Western Hunan

Sacred space is an important space form of Chinese traditional villages, which combines religious belief, humanistic belief and complex space. Taking Gaoyi Village, Jingping Village of the North Dong Dynasty, Huangdu Village, Pingtan Village and Dutou Village of the South Dong Dynasty as examples, the paper analyzes the evolution of the sacred space, the change of the sacred space function and its influence mechanism in the traditional villages of the Dong nationality in western Hunan through in-depth interviews with the author. The research found that: 1) The sacred space of Dong traditional villages experienced the Ming and Qing dynasties: the space shape was preserved, and the ancestral sacrifices were the main things; During the period from the Republic of China to New China: the function of sacred space changed; After the reform and opening up: the space form is restored and the sacred space is protected. 2) The evolution of the function of the sacred space is in line with the formulation and adjustment of the social system, presenting a sacred space of religious belief type, humanistic belief type, composite type. 3) The evolution of sacred space is actually the result of the progressive evolution of agricultural culture, industrial culture, new era compound culture and other factors in different periods. 4) In different periods and different spatial scales, different sacred spaces based on local cultural identity have also been formed in the South and North Dong.

The Method of Product Design Based on Extension Semantics of National Pattern Primitives

<p indent="0mm">In the process of product design for national patterns, designers tend to ignore the complex semantics implied by ethnic patterns, which leads to the design of products separated from the original cultural connotation of patterns. In view of this problem, the method of product design based on extension semantics of national pattern primitives is proposed. By using the extension theory to extract, quantitatively analyse and illustrate the semantics of ethnic pattern primitives, the application of national pattern in the product design process is optimized. Taking the brocade of Dong nationality as an example, firstly, the pattern primitives of Dong brocade are extracted and selected by the local culture holders and designers. Secondly, the extension semantics of pattern primitives is analyzed, and the characteristic words of the maximum extension design interval are obtained. Thirdly, the characteristic words are illustrated, and the illustration with the maximum extension design interval is analyzed. Fourthly, the illustration is analyzed to guide the design practice. Finally, the designer and the local culture holders are invited to jointly evaluate the cultural expression, innovation and beauty of the design scheme, select the design scheme with higher quality, design and produce the specific product, all of which improves the accuracy and superiority of the use of national patterns in the process of product design.

A Case Study on Soundscape Analysis for the Historical and Ethnic Village of Dong Nationality in Zhaoxing County

A soundscape is a sound environment of the awareness of auditory perception and social or cultural understandings. Based on a soundscape investigation in 2019 in the historical and ethnic village of Dong Nationality in Zhaoxing County, Guizhou Province of China, a case study on the soundscape analysis with the acoustical sound pressure level and an impressive sound event or soundmark is introduced in this paper. Furthermore, in order to determine the subjective soundscape experience and its influence by the length of background music listening, the independent variable “Length of Listening” and six adjective pairs, such as “Monotonous” to “Rich”, “Clamorous” to “Quiet”, “Stressing” to “Relaxing”, “Boring” to “Vivid”, “Noisy” to “Musical” and “Disliked” to “Preferable” are chosen to obtain a curve-fit, which shows that the length of the music listening background has a higher correlation to the subjective experience, and no sufficient attention has been paid to the context of the traditional soundscape preservation, ethnic music and quiet and soft ambient sounds.

Research on Traditional Architectural Shape and Spatial Art Characteristics of Dong Nationality in Guangxi Based on Computer Software

In Guangxi, there are still many ethnic minorities of the older generation who still adhere to the tradition of wearing their own ethnic architecture and silently inherit the ethnic culture carried by the ethnic architecture. However, the ethnic minorities of the “new generation” unconsciously want to “relay” and have no ability to interpret this “history book without characters”. Based on the contemporary computer software technology, protecting the architectural culture of Dong nationality in Guangxi, promoting the harmony of national spirit inheritance and aesthetic diversification, has far-reaching significance in the construction of a harmonious society.

Changes in indigenous natural resource utilisation regimes in Dong ethnic minority village in southwest China

The past century has witnessed great changes and the loss of some recognized factors in agricultural systems in ethnic minority villages in China. Research on these changes can provide important guidelines for the development of sustainable management plans. We studied the changes of natural resource utilisation (NRU) regimes at the landscape level in modern Chinese history in a village of Dong nationality in southwest China. Information derived from historical documents and governmental data, as well as participant observations acquired from interviews with local farmers and field surveys, were used to reconstruct the traditional NRU regimes and agricultural calendar. Political, demographic, socioeconomic, and ecological backgrounds, were analysed to study the NRU regime changes. The results revealed that there were marked changes in NRU regimes. Traditional NRU regime changes with lifestyle changes of the Dong people. Gaoyou village preserves its traditional landscape well. Our research also provided some recommendations for future management plans and policy making.

Characteristics of injury behaviors of the four ethnic adolescents in rural of Wuling Mountainous Area

To know about the characteristics of injury behaviors of the four ethnic adolescents in rural of Wuling mountainous area. From September to October 2016, a multiple stages hierarchical cluster random sampling method was used to extract 2170 middle school students aged(15. 25±1. 70) years old from 4 rural middle schools(1011 boys, 1159 girls; 1187 junior high school students, 983 senior high school students; 537 students from the Tujia Nationality, 546 from the Miao Nationality, 523 from the Dong Nationality, and 564 from the Bai Nationality), and conducted a survey on their injuries-related behaviors by "Chinese adolescent health related behaviors questionnaire". The incidence rate of cycling violations, walking violations and non-safeswimming in unintentional injury behaviors of the four ethnic adolescents in rural of Wuling Mountainous Area were 29. 49%(640/2170), 3. 18%(69/2170), 29. 49%(640/2170), respectively. As to intentional injury behavior, The rates of fight, perennial insecure, suicidal idea, suicide plan, have commit suicide, enduring unpleasant mood, enduring loneliness, enduring insomnia, depression, wanting to run away from home, and having ran away from home were: 26. 36%(572/2170), 7. 60%(165/2170), 18. 85%(409/2170), 6. 54%(142/2170), 3. 27%(71/2170), 31. 06%(674/2170), 17. 05%(370/2170), 11. 84%(257/2170), 15. 85%(344/2170), 26. 22%(569/2170), 6. 87%(149/2170), respectively. The correlation analysis of injury behavior showed that cycling violations and non-safe swimming, fight, enduring loneliness, enduring insomnia, wanting to run away from home, having ran away from home were positively correlated(r=0. 051-0. 227, P&lt;0. 05); walking violations and fight, perennial insecure, suicidal idea, enduring unpleasant mood, enduring loneliness, enduring insomnia, wanting to run away from home, having ran away from home were positively correlated(r=0. 047-0. 096, P&lt;0. 05); non-safe swimming and fight, enduring unpleasant mood, wanting to run away from home, having ran away from home were positively correlated(r=0. 048-0. 222, P&lt;0. 05); fight and suicidal idea, enduring insomnia, depression, wanting to run away from home, having ran away from home were positively correlated(r=0. 053-0. 164, P&lt;0. 05); perennial insecure and suicidal idea, enduring unpleasant mood, enduring loneliness, enduring insomnia, depression, wanting to run away from home were positively correlated(r=0. 046-0. 146, P&lt;0. 05); suicidal idea and enduring unpleasant mood, enduring loneliness, enduring insomnia, depression, wanting to run away from home, having ran away from home were positively correlated(r=0. 157-0. 342, P&lt;0. 05); enduring unpleasant mood and enduring loneliness, enduring insomnia, depression, wanting to run away from home, having ran away from home were positively correlated(r=0. 089-0. 317, P&lt;0. 05); enduring loneliness and enduring insomnia, depression, wanting to run away from home, having ran away from home were positively correlated(r=0. 114-0. 281, P&lt;0. 05); enduring insomnia and depression, wanting to run away from home, having ran away from home were positively correlated(r=0. 142-0. 236, P&lt;0. 05); depression and wanting to run away from home, having ran away from home were positively correlated(r=0. 116～0. 166, P&lt;0. 05); wanting to run away from home and having ran away from home was positively correlated(r=0. 293, P&lt;0. 05). There are gender, grade and ethnic differences in the occurrence of injury behavior of the four ethnic adolescents in rural of Wuling Mountainous Area, and most injury behaviors interact with each other.

Aesthetic Values and Creation Strategies of Plant Landscape in Dong Villages, Sanjiang County, Guangxi

As an important element in village settlement space, plants are also the major resource constituting a settlement environment in Dong Villages, Sanjiang County, Guangxi. Plant landscape in Dong Villages, Sanjiang County is closely associated with people’s life in Dong Villages and it is presented by mountain forests, rice fields, gardens, houses and the like, becoming an important constituent in national culture of Dong Nationality. Through research on regional characteristics of plant landscape in Dong Villages, Guangxi and presentation of its aesthetic features concerning forms, colors and artistic conceptions, relevant references and suggestions can be provided for inheritance of plant landscape culture of Dong Nationality as well as creation of village landscape.

A Research on the Architectural Design and its Implementing of Dong Nationality in Northern Guangxi

The traditional architecture of national minorities is the phenomenon of national culture. Under the long history of history, each nation has a unique traditional architectural design and style. They are the treasures of Chinese nation. Dong architecture is one of the most classic type in Chinese minority architecture. Dong people take advantages of their natural and geographical conditionals to build unique all-wood architecture. Its unique architectural design is the embodiment of traditional Chinese excellent cultural heritage and the carrier of humanistic spirit. This paper mainly takes the Dong architectures in northern Guangxi as research objects, by analyzing the architecture modeling, inner building structures and building materials of the drum building, the wind and rain bridge and the dry-column style residential building, to display the creation of Dong architectural mode, and hope to provide some practical experiences for the construction of buildings with certain national characteristics.

A Research on the Architectural Design and its Implementing of Dong Nationality in Northern Guangxi

The traditional architecture of national minorities is the phenomenon of national culture. Under the long history of history, each nation has a unique traditional architectural design and style. They are the treasures of Chinese nation. Dong architecture is one of the most classic type in Chinese minority architecture. Dong people take advantages of their natural and geographical conditionals to build unique all-wood architecture. Its unique architectural design is the embodiment of traditional Chinese excellent cultural heritage and the carrier of humanistic spirit. This paper mainly takes the Dong architectures in northern Guangxi as research objects, by analyzing the architecture modeling, inner building structures and building materials of the drum building, the wind and rain bridge and the dry-column style residential building, to display the creation of Dong architectural mode, and hope to provide some practical experiences for the construction of buildings with certain national characteristics.

A Study on the Architecture Culture of The Wind and Rain Bridge -- A Case Study of Huilong Bridge in Tongdao County

At present, minority tourism is booming. People hope to understand minority culture through minority tourism. Dong nationality is an ancient minority of China. The architecture of Dong nationality forms a unique architectural art in the long-term development. As one of the three treasures of Dong architecture, the wind and rain bridge is the classic of Dong architecture, which is closely related to the daily life of Dong residents with rich cultural connotation. To show visitors the brilliant culture of Dong nationality, this paper takes the Huilong bridge as the research target, to discuss the causes and functions of wind and rain bridge, the whole architecture and the art of decoration, so as to more people have a deeper understanding of the connotation of wind and rain bridge, and comprehensive the bridge systematically.

Comparative Analysis of the Structure and Construction of the Central-Column Drum Tower and the “Hui” Type Drum Tower of Dong Nationality in the Southeast of Guizhou Province

Dong is a minority in China. The drum tower is the representative architecture of Dong culture and also is the traditional cultural symbol of the region of Southeast of Guizhou Province. This paper mainly compares the structure and construction features of the central-column drum tower and the “Hui” type drum tower, taking the Shudong drum tower in Liping County and the Zengchong drum tower in Congjiang County as examples. Both of the drum towers are in the Southeast of Guizhou Province. By analyzing the drum tower classification, planar form, column layout, structural components and construction technique, the differences between the two types of drum towers in the structure and construction were compared. This article could contribute to understand the drum tower in a clearer and more intuitive way.

Creative Product Design Based on Dong Culture Creative

The study of Dong ethnic cultural resources provides the experience basis and method path for the designing and development of cultural and creative products with Dong ethnic-cultural characteristics. In the research, first of all, the Dong culture is mainly taken as the core and the Dong cultural resources are classified. Secondly, it studies the attributes of cultural and creative products and designs and combs the cultural and creative products of Dong nationality. Furthermore, the creative product design model of Dong ethnic culture is constructed, and eye tracking technology is taken as an example to accurately extract the cultural identification characteristics of cultural materials through modern science and technology, and the specific case design is carried out. Through the excavation, arrangement, and induction of Dong ethnic cultural resources, the attributes of cultural and creative products are analyzed, and the design model is constructed to provide ideas for the design of Dong ethnic cultural and creative products, which is conducive to enhancing the value of Dong ethnic culture and cultural and creative products and provides references for the cultural development of other ethnic minorities.

An analysis of birth defects of different nationalities in Guangxi

This study aims to provide a theoretical basis for the development of maternal and child health interventions newborns born in 2016 in Liuzhou of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The condition and the different national basic data of birth defects were analyzed. A total of 49873 cases of different ethnical newborns in 2016 in Liuzhou were analyzed. The total of hospital newborn babies were 49873 in 2016, and the birth rate was 41.2% (20562/49873) in the Han nationality, 37.4% (18651/49873) in the Zhuang nationality, 8.1% (4025/49873) in the Miao nationality, 8.1% (4034/49873) in Dong nationality, and 5.2% (2601/49873) in other minority nationalities. The rate of preterm birth was 7.7% (3842/49873) and the rate of birth defect was 1.48% (736/49873). The hearing screening rate was 93%. The early screening positive population for G6PD deficiency was 758 for G6PD deficiency in Liuzhou and the early screening positive rate for G6PD deficiency was 1.52% (758/49873). A total of 818 cases were detected with thyroid hypofunction with positive rate of 1.64% (818/49873) in Liuzhou. The phenylketonuria (PKU) screening positive assessment confirmed for the screening rate of 0.25% (125/49873). In conclusion, the propagation of relative knowledge about the pregnant period health should be enhanced. The nutrition guidance should be provided to pregnant women in order to promote fetal development and reduce the incidence of premature birth, low birth weight infants and birth defects.

The Green Building’s Spatial Characteristics in Traditional Residence

With the rapid development of urbanization, human requirement of residential buildings becomes higher and higher. Ecological and environmental design are the main theme. This paper mainly introduces the nationality characteristics and ecological design idea of the traditional stilted building projecting in Kaili City, Miao and Dong Nationality Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province. Stilted buildings are simple and practical, Ecological organic, energetic architecture which deserve to be developed.

Association of genetic variants in TOMM7 gene and gene environment interaction with type 2 diabetes in Chinese Dong population

To investigate the association of 7 novel genetic loci identified in a recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) with T2DM in Chinese Dong populations. A case-controlled study was performed in individuals of Chinese Dong nationality. The genotypes of PARD3B (rs849230), LOC729993 (rs149228), EPHA4 (rs16862811), HNT (rs3099797), PTPRD (rs17584499 and rs649891), TOMM7 (rs2240727) genes were determined by Multiplex PCR-SNaPshot. The independent association between each polymorphism and T2DM was assessed by unconditional binary logistic regression analysis. The gene-environment interaction was assessed by marginal structural linear odds model. A total of 209 cases of T2DM and 209 control subjects were enrolled in the study. The polymorphism of rs2240727 in TOMM7 gene was associated with T2DM (OR=1.50, per copy of the risk T allele, P=0.004). In addition, CT (OR=2.07, 95% CI: 1.14-3.76) and TT (OR=2.75, 95% CI: 1.46-5.17) were risk genotypes for T2DM. After the correction for multiple test, the association remained significant (all P<0.05). After adjustment for the confounders of age, gender, and BMI, the association remained significant (P<0.05). The results of interaction analysis indicated that there were interaction between rs2240727 locus and BMI, WHR, hypertension and family history of diabetes. After adjustment for age and gender, the results of relative excess risk of interaction (RERI) were 1.5430 (95% CI: 0.5797-2.5062), 2.6520 (95% CI: 1.7516-3.5524), 2.9131 (95% CI: 1.7959-4.0303), 4.2062 (95% CI: 1.1686-8.2439), respectively (all P<0.05). The rs2240727 genetic variant in TOMM7 is associated with T2DM in Chinese Dong population. There is positive interaction between rs2240727 and BMI, WHR, hypertension as well as family history of diabetes.

Case-control study on the risk factors of type 2 diabetes of Dong nationality in Western Hunan

To explore the risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) of Dong nationality in Western Hunan, and to provide a scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of T2DM in the district. In the case-control study, the subjects were divided into a T2DM group, an impaired glucose regulation (IGR) group and a normal glucose tolerance (NGT) group through oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). A questionnaire survey was conducted, and physical measurements and the detection of blood glucose, blood lipids and serum insulin were done. Univariate analysis found significant difference in age, fasting insulin (FINS), HOMA insulin resistance index (HOMA-IRI), HOMA β-cell function index (HOMA-βC), trigalloyl glycerol (TG), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure in the glucose metabolism among different groups (P<0.05). Body mass index (BMI), waist/hip ratio (WHR), family history of diabetes, number of physical activities per week, dinner taste, fat and protein-rich foods, fresh vegetables and fruits intake were associated with T2DM. Multifactor non-conditional ordinal logistic regression indicated that age was the risk factor of T2DM and IGR. Compared with the group whose age was≤50, the odds ratios of the groups of 50<age≤60, 60<age≤70 and age>>70 were 1.85, 2.83 and 2.64 respectively, P<0.05. The risk of suffering from diabetes of the overweighted or obese people was 2.13 times that of a normal BMI group, P<0.01. The other influencing factors included WHR (OR=2.06), family history of diabetes (OR=11.36), and fat and protein-rich foods (OR=1.90). The main influencing factors of T2DM of Dong nationality in Western Hunan include age, BMI, WHR, family history of diabetes, fat and protein-rich foods. We must strengthen the health eduation of T2DM of Dong nationality in Western Hunan to reduce the risk of T2DM.