Folk stories and legends abound. Their favorite dances feature lanterns, fancy colored sticks, embroidery and dragons. Jing costume is simple and practical. When going out, they would put on a light colored gown with narrow sleeves. They also like earrings.
Men wear long jackets reaching down to the knees and girdles.
Now most people dress themselves like their Han neighbors though a few elderly women retain their tradition and a few young women coil their hair and dye their teeth black. Many Jings are believers of Buddhism or Taoism, with a few followers of Catholicism. Fish sauce is a favorite condiment the Jing people use in cooking, and a cake prepared with glutinous rice mixed with sesame is a great delicacy for them. There used to be some taboos, such as stepping over a fishing net placed on the beach, sitting on a new raft before it was launched, and stepping on the stove. But many old habits that hampered the growth of production have died out bit by bit.