Yonghe Community inhabited by Va people is an important area where Christianity is very popular,with Va people accounting for 91% of the total and 48% believing in religion.Christianity entered Yonghe in the very beginning of the 20th century and Yonghe gradually became the centre of Christianity of Cangyuan County.The Va nationality of Yonghe gained religious identity and they also kept their original national identity.In modern times,their religious identity and national identity are coexisting.%永和社区是沧源佤族聚居区和基督教活动的重要地区,佤族人口约占总人口的91%,信教人数约占总人口的48%。基督教是二十世纪初开始传入永和的,这里便逐渐成为了沧源基督教传播的中心。永和佤族在获得基督徒身份的同时,也仍然保持着他们的原有的民族认同。在现实生活中,永和佤族的宗教认同与民族认同是彼此调适、共存的。
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