each clan owning its own land. Every Blang town has its own cemeteries, which are divided by clans. The deceased are buried, with the exception of those who perished due to unnatural causes. In this case they are cremated. Bulang are among the earliest known cultivators of tea, with natural tea forest canopy home to unique species & ecosystems as opposed to monoculture fertilizer & pesticide consuming tea plantations. Religion The Blang are traditionally associated with animism, ancestor worship, and Theravada Buddhism. Writing in 2011, James Miller described these overlapping traditions as follows: An overtly Christian missionary source (i.e., with observations reflecting attempts to convert the Bulang) describes them as "ardent followers of Theravada Buddhism", and offers as an estimate that 80% of the Bulang are "professing Buddhists", with a lower estimate of 35% being "practicing Buddhists". Distribution The Bulang are distributed in the following villages of Yunnan province (Tao 2012:16-18). Except for the Bulang of Xishuangbanna, the Bulang of most of these counties speak the U language (Svantesson 1991). Locations from Wang & Zhao (2013:173-179) are also included. Menghai County (pop. 30,678; 33% of all ethnic Bulang in China) Bulangshan (Bulang Mountain) Township 布朗山乡 Bada Township 巴达乡 Xiding Township 西定乡 Shuangjiang County (pop. 12,527; 7.9% of all ethnic Bulang in China) Bangbing Township 邦丙乡 (17 villages) Dawen Township 大文乡 (12 villages) Mengku Township 勐库镇 (3 villages, including Gongnong 公弄村 and Mangna 忙那村) Shahe Township 沙河乡 (3 villages) Yongde County (pop. 6,630) Yongkang Township 永康镇: Songgui 送归, Luo'ade 罗阿德, Xiaobaishui 小白水, Luoshuiba 落水坝, Xiamangping 下忙坪, Nanmusuan 南木算, Manghai 忙海, Yatang 鸭塘, Duande 端德村, Mangkuang 忙况村, Reshuitang 热水塘村 Xiaomengtong Township 小孟统乡: Dazhai 大寨, Hudong 户董, Hewei 河尾, Landizhai 烂地寨, Banpo 半坡 Mengban Township 勐板乡: Ganzhe 甘蔗, Xiazhai 下寨, Dazhai 大寨, Huangguozhai 黄果寨, Datian 大田, Nandongshan 南董山, Xiahuya 下户丫 Dashan Township 大山乡: Huwei 户威, Hongshan 红山, Malizhai 麻栗寨, Pahong 怕红 Dedang Township 德党乡: Qianshandong 钻山洞村, Mangjiantian 忙见田村 Menggong 勐汞乡, Zhaigang 寨岗乡, Daxueshan 大雪山乡 Townships Yun County (pop. 5,741) Manghuai Township 忙怀乡: Bangliu 邦六, Gaojingcao 高井槽 Manwan Township 漫湾镇: Dapingzhang 大平掌, Manjiu 慢旧, Hetaolin 核桃林村 Maolan Township 茂兰乡: Mao'an 茂岸, Zhanglong 掌龙 Dazhai Township 大寨乡: Xinhe 新合, Pingzhang 平掌, Dacun 大村, Reshuitang 热水塘 Yongbao Township 涌宝乡: Shilong 石龙, Langbashan 浪坝山, Laolu 老鲁 Lishu Township 栗树乡: Mangbang 忙蚌, Manlang 慢郎, Xiaobanggan 小邦赶 Gengma County (pop. 2,957) Manghong Township 芒洪乡: Keqie 科且村, Anya 安雅村 Mengyong Township 勐永镇: Mangnuozhai 忙糯寨 Gengxuan Township 耿宣镇: Mangfu 芒福, Bakazhai