The Yin-Surnamed Clan of Mulao Ethnic Group and Its Marriage Circle

The Mulao ethnic group lives in the Zhuang Autonomous county of Guangxi, with a population of around 4,000. The Yinsurnamed clan, the biggest in the Mulao ethnic group, has formed its own religion circle over the long history of development. In the clan, marriage and multiplication has been an integral part of religious activities and the difference in the scope of marriage has led to different marriage circle. In the past, the clan circle and marriage circle of the Yinsurnamed clan were almost the same, but now, its marriage circle has been expanded so that the population quality are improved in both the biological and social sense and the social and economic relations with other communities, promoted.