Abstract: Existence insurance is the fundamental insurance of society.However,there exist lots of different opinions on the basic life situation of the social members and its insurance measures due to national historical cultures.By fieldwork in the society of the Dong people,this paper analyzes their existence insurance system.Under specific cultural conditions,the Dong people have realized their existence insurance in the aspects of resource cultivation and utilization,production and distribution,and society management.It is proposed that society existence insurance is not only an economic concept,but also a cultural concept.

Key words: society of the Dong people, existence insurance, cultural system