... Yunnan Province 2006). Kunming: Yunnan People’s Press. Rubber Plantations and Transformations of Akha Society in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China: A Case Study of Baka Village Jianhua “Ayoe” ... consisted of eight natural villages—4 Akha (Baka, Bohe, Pisha, Bahanhuang), 3 Han and Hani (Nasha Yidui, Nasha Erdui, Nasha Sandui), and 1 Buxia (Buxia Huixian). Baka natural village will be my major ... and acceptance of the Akha people in Xishuangbanna, reflected in the increased ratio and pattern of intermarriage between Akha and Han. Prior to 1980s, there were five Akha women from Baka village...