The Achang are known for their elaborate patterns and detail, especially on furniture, buildings and Buddhist shrines on which they have etched vivid forms of animals and plants. Men wear blue, white or black jackets that button down the front. Women wear silver objects on festive occasions. Married women, in general, wear skirts and jackets with tight sleeves. They also wrap their heads with blue or black cloth.
Unmarried women wear trousers and plait their hair on top of their heads.
Their main staple is rice and they prefer sour dishes. Village roads are either gravel paths or roads paved with stone slabs. Their houses are courtyard houses made of brick or stone with wooden beams used for support. The basic unit of Achang society is the patriarchal, monogamous family. They have a strict incest taboo that prohibits marrying someone who has the same surname, even if they are not related.