Origins of the Names of Chinese Ethnic Minorities

Achang The Achang ethnic minority was called"Echang"in ancient Chinese documents,albeit with no consistency in how the name was written.But this is not what they called themselves:those in Husa area called themselves"Mengsa,""Daisa,""Mengsadan,"and"Chensa,"while those in Lianghe area used the terms"Hansa,""Achang"and"Echang".In 1953,reflecting their wishes,they obtained the name"Achang people."