简介：Dongethnicpeoplehaverichindigenousknowledgeintermsoftheirdailylifeandproduction,whichplaysanimportantroleinthesustainabledevelopmentoftheirvillage.ThispaperaimstounderstandtraditionalknowledgeofDongethnicpeopleinresourcemanagementandpopulationcontrol,includingtraditionalresourcemanagement,traditionalmedicinalknowledgeandvillageregulationsinZhanliVillageinSoutheastGuizhouProvince.Theresearchmethodsincludekeyinformantinterview,groupdiscussion,participantobservationandsecondarydatacollect-ing.TheresultsshowthatZhanlivillagerstrytheirbesttoutilizeindigenousknowledgetomanagethenaturalresourcesandkeepthestablepopulationtomakethemselvesliveinasustainableway.Indigenousknowledgeplaysanimportantroleinmanagingtheirlimitednaturalresourcesandkeepingthepopulationstableunderanexcellentcondition.Zhanlivillagersemployindigenousknowledgetomanagenaturalresourcesanduselocalherbstocontrolthepopulation.Villageregulationtermssignificantlyinfluencevillagers’awarenessinresourcemanagementandbirthcontrol.Womenplaythechiefroleinemployingindigenousknowledgeinweavingaswellasmedicinalknowledgeinbirthcontrol,andthesekindsofknowledgearepasseddownthroughthefemaleline.However,theinheritancestyleoftraditionalknowledgeisdecreasing.Indig-enousknowledgeplaysanimportantroleinthesustainabledevelopmentofthisvillage,whichgivesimplicationsfordevelopmentpracticestoinvolveindigenousknowledgetoachievesustainabledevelopment.