毛南族是居住在我国南部边疆的少数民族之一,毛南族历史上曾称为“茅滩”、“茆滩”、“茅难”、“冒南”、“毛难”等,1956年7月经国务院批准,定名为“毛难族”;1986年6月5日经国务院批准,改名为“毛南族”。主要分布在广西壮族自治区西北部的环江、河池、南丹、宜山、都安等地。其中80％以上聚居在环江县境内的上南、中南、 The Maonan ethnic group is one of the ethnic minorities living in the southern frontier of our country. The Maonan ethnic group was once referred to as “Maotan Beach,” “Bendan Beach,” “Mao Dui,” “Mao Nan,” and “Mao Duo.” In 1956, Menstruation approved by the State Council, named as “Mao family”; June 5, 1986 by the State Council approved, renamed “Maonan.” Mainly distributed in the northwestern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region around the river, Hechi, Nandan, Yishan, Du’an and other places. More than 80% of them live in Huanan, Central South,