Do you tell fortune in Bhutan? _ People of Bhutan
From the Qin Dynasty, the territory of China was endless, and it was even more endless in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. As a vast country, China certainly has many neighboring countries. According to historical records, China has 20 neighboring countries, 6 at sea and 0/4 on land, more than Russian. Moreover, China is a friendly diplomatic country with many friends. However, not all neighboring countries have established diplomatic relations with China.
Just like the country we are going to talk about today, many people may not know its name, but it is the only country around China that has never established diplomatic relations with China. Moreover, this country also claims to be a descendant of the dragon and practices polygamy in Bhutan.
Bhutan is located in the southeast of the Himalayas between China and India. There is a small country called Kingdom of Bhutan, with an area of over 30,000 square kilometers and a population of over 700,000. The land area is roughly equivalent to a county in China. Bhutan is backward. Today, among our neighbors, Bhutan is the only country that has not established diplomatic relations with China, nor has Bhutan established diplomatic relations with the other four permanent members of the United Nations.
The history of Bhutan can be traced back to the 8th century, that is, the Tang Dynasty, when Bhutan belonged to the territory of Tubo. After the demise of Tubo, the Tubo people established another regime and became a vassal state of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty canonized its king as a saint. After the demise of the Song Dynasty, Bhutan began to be controlled by Mongolia. With the unification of the Yuan Dynasty, both Tubo and Bhutan were under the jurisdiction of the Yuan Dynasty and became China people.
Then in the Qing Dynasty, King Mibang Wang Bu of Bhutan accepted the title of the Qing government and became the territory of the Qing Dynasty. The same was true in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but in the late Qing Dynasty, due to the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government, Britain took the opportunity to separate Bhutan from the Qing Dynasty, so Bhutan culture and China culture had a deep origin.
Over time, Bhutan has become accustomed to the management of China, and many of their customs have been handed down from China. Up to now, there is still a dragon on Bhutan's national flag, which means descendants of the dragon. Dragon is the symbol of Bhutan, and the national anthem is the Dragon Kingdom.
As mentioned earlier, this country has not established diplomatic relations with any big country, even our country has not established diplomatic relations, especially countries like the United States and Russia. So Bhutan has not developed very well so far, and it is very poor. Even one of the few poor countries in the world. It also turned to the United Nations for help many times and received international help.
It is because Bhutan is too poor that these two wonderful marriage systems once prevailed in this country, and it is also because Bhutan is too poor that these two wonderful marriage systems once prevailed in this country.
Take polygamy as an example. If the eldest of the three brothers marries a daughter-in-law, then the second and third don't have to marry a daughter-in-law. You can share your wife directly with your eldest brother. The other is polygamy, which stipulates that a man can marry up to three wives, but he must obtain the consent of the first wife before taking a concubine. This wonderful marriage system was not announced until 30 years ago.
Today, although the Bhutanese government practices monogamy, there are still some areas that cannot change the tradition, and polygamy still exists.
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