拉祜之音 La hu Zhi Yin

Translations by Li Ping into Chinese of 64 of 131 English-language articles, published in the *Borneo Bulletin* newspaper (Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei) between 2004 and 2011, on the socio-cultural institutions of Lahu-speaking peoples, especially in north Thailand, but covering also Burma's Shan State and China's Yunnan Province. Following a foreword by Chen Gang, the author introduces the Lahu-speaking peoples (3 articles), Lahu Nyi (Red Lahu) village life in North Thailand (5 articles), swidden farming by Lahu (3 articles), village specialists (9 articles), merit-making ritual activities (6 articles), the New Year celebrations (9 articles), household-centered ritual activities (7 articles), family and household among the Lahu Nyi in North Thailand (5 articles), pregnancy, childbirth and childhood (3 articles), courtship and marriage (5 articles), old age and death (9 articles).