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| Hunan Zhangjiajie China International Travel Service, a member of national travel group in Zhangjiajie, and approved by China Travel Bureau with the license number L–HUN –GJ00026,is one of the first established professional travel agencies in Zhangjiajie, specializing in international and national travel business. It is a travel enterprise registered by Industry and Commerce Administration and Management Bureau with independent judicial person qualification and has been awarded many honors and praises by Zhangjiajie Municipal Travel Bureau and has good social influence. |
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| Zhangjiajie is a city of minority ethnic groups. Half of the
total population of the city are minorities, over 700,000.There
are the Tujias ,the Bais ,the Miaos and the Huis. Besides, there're
some Mans ,Tongs, and Yaos. |
The Tujias
There are various explanations about
the origin of this tribe .But one thing is certain ,the Tujia
has a long history.
Shange is Tujia's
favorite folk literature. It includes love poems, viewing poems
and labor poems. The Tujias is a versatile tribe .The traditional
Hand-Waving Dance and Xilankapu (a kind of colorful quilt cover)
are the artistic flowers of the Tujias.
The
Tujias is a hard-working and brave tribe, etc .those who live
in Zhangjiajie. They and the Wuling Mountain set each other
off beautifully.
The Bais
The Bais are distributed mainly in Dali
, Yunnan Province, They
share the same origin as the ancient Qiangs. The Bais have created
splendid civilization: the three pagodas in Chongsheng Temple
built in the Tang Dynasty, the statues in the Tang Dynasty,
the statues in the grotos in Shibao Mountain Jianchuan, and
the famous "lion Dance".
The
Bais has a grand traditional festival: "Dali March Street"
heldfrom March 15 to March 30 in lunar calendar. And there are
also the Rao San Ling ,a folk carnival. and the Torch Festival,
and the Torch Festival.
The Bais
in Sangzhi County migrated from a distant Place, but their tradition
and convention haven't changed.
The Miaos
The Miaos are distributed mainly
in Guizhou, Hunan , Yunnan ,Sichuan , Guangxi, and Hainan .They
are also among the ancient ethnic groups with a long history
.Tradition has it that Chiyou is the ancestor of the Miaos .Since
the tribe Jiuli Iad by Chiyou is the tribe Jiuli led by Chiyou
was defeated by the tribe led by Emperor Huang ,the Miaos were
forced to cross the Yangtze River.
The
Miaos are good at singing and dancing. Their Lisheng Dance as
well as Bench Dance and Monkey Drum Dance are given high praise
by tourists from all sides.
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The Hand-Waving Dance of the
Tujias
The Tujias enjoy themselves
by dancing Hand-Waving Dance from the beginning of January to the
17th of lunar calendar. The Tujia people are dressed in splendid attire
and sing and dance in front of the Hand-Waving Hall. At night they
will beat drums and gongs. In these more than ten days, the tujias
are immersed in a warm and lively at mosphere.
Mao Gu
Si Dance
Mao Gu Si Dance is the most primitive, the
most ancient and the roughest type of Tujia dance .It mainly reflects
the ancient primitive lives of the Tujia shunting, fishing, and so
on .The dancers are usually covered with straws.
She Ba
Festival
This is also a traditional
festival of the Tujias. It is held from Jan .3rd to Jan . 17th of
lunar calendar. people splendid attires. Moreover, the She By Festival
is a good chance for young people to seek lovers.
April
8
April 8 of lunar calendar is
one of the Tujia's traditional festivals. people write Maoniang Card
which, according tolegends, can get rid of caterpillars.
June 6
June 6 of lunar
calendar is said to be the commemo-ration day of Qinghou's Death.
Qinghou was a farmer uprise leader sup-pressed by Zhuyuanzhang, the
emperor of Ming Dynasty.
The Tujia Girls Sobbing Out While
Marrying
During the wedding ceremony
or even two months before the wedding, the bride or the would-be bride
will cry. For them, this is not only a venting of their reluctancy
of leaving their parents, but a reflection of their intelligence.
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The Autumn Market Day
The
Autumn Market Day is a traditional festival of the Miaos.
It is held in August of lunar calendar every year. The autumn
market is busy, lively and bustling with all the Miaos from
the nearby places. It's good for people to exchange commodity;
also good for young couples to sing and dance.
The
Colorful Ribbon of the Miaos
The
clever and deft Miao girls can weave different colorful ribbons.
the ribbons were made originally to prevent the snakes from
biting people. Generation after generation, the ribbons now
become good gifts both for lovers and for friends.
Singing in Antiphonal Style
The
Miao wedding usually lasts three days and two nights. During
the two nights. the guests are engaged in puzzles, happy songs
and suona, alocal musical in-strum singing happy singing happy
songs in antiphonal style is the most attractive part, which
is fully pre-pared. This is a multi lateral competition .There
are singers on the bride's behalf, on the bridegroom's behalf,
and also on the guest's behalf. It's really enjoyable to see
the several teams sing in antiphonal style.
Paint"Ba
Qu"
It is very interesting
to wear a Miao wedding. Ba Qu refers to a young men who carries
meat and wine to receive the bride on behalf on the bridegroom
when Ba Quis having supper with the family of the bride, it's
not uncommon for the BaQu to be painted in face by sootlovered
palms. According to the Miao folklore, the more black his
face is painted, the happier the bride will be after she gets
married .
Asking for Songs
On
the third day of the wedding, the guests go home after breakfast.
Because most of the guests who had escorted the bird are girls,
some young men will prevent the girls from leaving by asking
for songs on behalf of the bridegroom. Ba Qu is the most active
among them, because he had been teased by the girl guests
can not go home until it is dark. Even so, the girls are very
glad. |
Tujia Cultural Performance
Wedding Crying, a ceremony to show mother and daughter's love to each other. It's said the better the bride cries(mostly judged by the volume or words the bride chooses to say to her mother), the happier she will be after the marriage.
Drive corpse show.
In Tujia Culture, Drive Corpse is a rite to drive home the spirit of the dead so that the deceased will live a peaceful life in heaven. The picture may look horrible, but we just want to help you get a better vision of the convention. |
The Zhang Drum Dance of the Bais
It is an unique form of dancing
of the Bais, especially those who live near The major stage
prop is Zhang Drum,1.2 meter long, tow edges thick and the
middle thin .
This dance is usually
along with Chinese flute and Suona ,traditional Chinese folk
instrument. And it can be traced back to the Yuan Dynasty.
Offer Lights Dance of the Bais
From
New Year's Eve of the lunar calendar until the Lantern Festival,
that is, from Jan 1 to Jan 15 of lunar calendar, the Bais
will light lamps by their ancestor's tomba, offer sacrifices
to them and beg them to bless their off springs.
The Bais's Custom of Washing Face
According
to their custom, the young people of the Bais will wash their
faces three days before their wedding. On the morning of the
first day, the bride's elder generation will fill a washbasin
will fill a washbasin with warm water for the young couple
to wash their faces, On the morning of the second day, it
will be the bridegroom's elder generation who fill the washbasin
with warm water for the young couple. On the third morning,
the bride and bridegroom will wash faces for each other. Thus,
during the years after the wedding, the couple will recall
the sweet moment whenever they quarrel with each other.
The Bais' Temple Fair
The
date of the temple fair depends on the birthday of the God
in the ancestor's hall of the Bais. When the day comes, the
local folks will go to the fair with all kinds of agricultural
products, Moreover, people will sing and dance to celebrate
it.
Golden Fragrant Pomelo
It is among the five kinds of famous
pomelos in China, It grows mature one month before most
pomelos do. It weighs half a kilogram each, It tastes sweet.
Chinese Chestmitm Point Chestnut, Dafang chestunt
Chinese Chestunt and point Chestunt
belong to beech. The main constituent of their fruit are
starch and sugar. Dafang Chestunt is nutritious. Its seeds
produce more oil than tea oil trees do. Dafang Chestnut
is one of the favorite fruits for macaque.
Tangerine
It grows mostly along Suoxi of
Wulingyuan and in regions near Wulingyuan. When it is ripe,
the biggest weighs up to 400 grams. It tastes sweet.
Mountain Fruit
Wulingyuan abounds in wild fruits.
They are both various ,In January of Lunar year ,there is
sabingling fruit; in February, there is bangnai fruit ;in
March, there is fresh berry; in April ,there is loquat ;in
May ,there is cherry; in june, there is mountain peach;
in July, there is wild peach; in July, there is wild
pear; in August, there is Kivi fruit; in September ,there
is Chinese chestunt and wild lichee; during winter days
,there is persimmon.
Sour Saited Fish
Sour Saited Fish is a kind of fried
fish .Its materials are tiny fish and flour. It tastes a
bit sour and appetizing.
Stone Frog
Stone Frog live in streams or deep
pools .They give out the sound of "bang ,bang ".Thus
they are also called Bang Bang Frog.
Ga Ga Chicken
Ga Ga Chicken or Rock Chicken ,lives
in mountainous area. It is fat and weighs 1.5 to 2.5 kilograms
in average.
Litsea Citate oil
It is a spicy condiment. It tastes
and smells fragrant while eating fish or finless eel.
Finless Eel and Lettuce
Finless eel is fried in vegetable
oil, and then is poured into chafing dish. when the soup
is boiling, put lettuce in. It's a delicious dish.
Dog Casserole
lt 's a traditional dish of the
Tujias .The main material is dog's meat with skin. The condiments
include ginger ,scallion, wine, hotpepper, cassia bark and
pepper powder.
Tuan San
Tuan San is made from fried glutious
rice with the patten "Xi", which means happiness,
on its surface. It is popular among the Miaos, the Tujias,
the Bais and the Hans.
Chinese Chestnut and Chichen
Wulingyuan abounds in Chinese chestnut. The soup of Chinese
chestnut and chicken is unique, nutritious and delicious. |
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