西双版纳是个多民族、多语种的边疆地区,居住着傣族哈尼族、布朗族、拉祜族、彝族、基诺族瑶族等十几种少数民族。其中,傣族的人口最多,占全州总人口的1/3,是西双版纳州的主体民族。 Xishuangbanna is a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual border region where more than a dozen ethnic minorities live in Dai ethnic Hani, Braun, Lahu, Yi, and Jinuo ethnic groups. Among them, the largest population of Dai, accounting for 1/3 of the total population of the state, is the main ethnic group in Xishuangbanna Prefecture.