They also have a rich musical heritage. Common instruments include brass gongs, trumpets, flutes, drums, and wooden staves. Like most minority groups in southern China, the Man Cao Lan follow their own ethnic religion. Most villages have temples for the worship of a multitude of gods associated with water, fire, the earth, and important ancestors. Man Cao Lan also believe in ghosts and spirits.
Folk literature plays an important role in their religion, as well as in their education.
The Man Cao Lan do not have the Bible, the Jesus film, or Christian radio broadcasts in their language. There are only a few known Christians among them. China remains one of the few avowedly communist nations in the world, harshly persecuting Christians. Nonetheless, Christianity is growing at an astounding rate. Intercession in the key for revival to spread to the Man Cao Lan.