Idlanzana lobuhlanga I-Maonan uhlala ikakhulu eHuanjiang County esifundazweni sase Guangxi, ikakhulukazi ezifundeni ezintathu zeShangnan, iZhongnan neXianan. Banabantu abambalwa kakhulu be-107.166 kunezinye izinhlanga eziningi eChina.
Ulimi lolo lweqembu lama-elos laseMaonan Zhuang-Dong, kepha cishe bonke bangakwazi ukukhuluma isiShayina nolimi lwesiZhuang. Abantu baseMaonan bahlala ikakhulukazi kwezolimo. Basebenzisa wonke amasentimitha epulazi ukukhulisa isivuno futhi kancane kancane banolwazi olunothile lokulima.
Izimboni zamakotishi nazo zidlala indima enkulu emnothweni wayo. UMaonan uyaziqhenya ngezinkomo zabo zenyama, ezithengisa kahle eningizimu yeChina. Iqembu elincane lamaMaonan lithanda ukwakha izindlu, amatafula, izitsha zamatshe, kanye nokuqoshwa. Okudume kakhulu kungaba umsebenzi oqoshiwe emaqenjini ezindunduma zokungcwaba. Kuyamangalisa ngempela ukuthi abakhi bamatshe abanekhono bangenza izithombe eziningi kangaka zezimbali, izinyoni, izinhlanzi, izinambuzane nabantu ngaphandle kokudweba kuqala.
Ngokuphathelene nezinkolelo zabo, abaningi babo banenkolelo yobuTao ne-Animism. Bacabanga ukuthi baningi onkulunkulu abakwazi ukulawula impilo yabo futhi kufanele bazidele ngesikhathi samaholide.
Futhi maqondana nokudla kwabo, izinto eziyisisekelo zokudla kweMaonan ilayisi nommbila. Izitsha zimnandi kakhulu ngokususelwa kumathanga ubhatata nemifino kuvamile futhi kuyathandwa ehlobo nasekuqaleni kokuwa. Bathanda nokudla inyama yenkomo ebhodweni elishisayo.
Umcimbi omkhulu yi Umkhosi weFenlong ngemuva kwe-solstice yasehlobo. Ngalolo suku, irayisi elicijile iMaonan lishunqisa abantu, bacoshe igatsha lomnyezane ekhaya, bese balinamathisela kulo. Lokhu kuzala futhi kufanekisela isivuno esihle.
El Umkhosi Wezikebhe Zedrako inencazelo ehlukile kuMaonan. Ngenkathi kukhonzwa imbongi yokushisekela izwe uHan uQu Yuan ngalolo suku, amaMaonan aqoqa futhi abilise amakhambi okwelapha ukuqeda izifo. Ngalezo zinsuku ezibalulekile, bahlala njalo behlonipha okhokho babo futhi baculelana bodwa ukuthi kungukuzijabulisa abakuthanda kakhulu. Lapho beqala ukucula, bavame ukukwenza ngaphandle kokuma.