Bandun Man () were an ancient people living along the

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valley, in the area of modern

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. Their name, literally meaning 'Board Shield Barbarians', is derived from their fighting style of charging with shields to break the enemy line. The Bandun Man were also called Bohu Yi (), meaning 'White Tiger Yi', and also as Cong people (), named after their status as tax tributaries to the

Han dynasty The Han dynasty was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC ...

. In the second century CE, the Bandun Man converted to the

Way of the Five Pecks of Rice The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice () or the Way of the Celestial Master, commonly abbreviated to simply The Celestial Masters, was a Chinese Taoist movement founded by the first Celestial Master, Zhang Daoling, in 142 CE. At its height, the m ...

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