Entry: Village DramaXiangxi village drama, played by villagers, mainly includes Maogusi, Luoyuan drama, Yang drama, You drama, high-pitched tunes and stories of Mulian drama. Maogusi, Yang drama, You drama and high-pitched tunes are popular among the Tuji...[继续阅读]

    Entry: Brides WeepingBrides Weeping is a Tujia marriage custom in Xiangxi. Before her marriage, the bride must weep rather than laugh, because she is leaving her family forever. This tradition is called brides weeping. The bride, her friends, relatives an...[继续阅读]

    Entry: Releasing the GuAccording to legends, Gu is a venomous insect raised by humans with witchcraft. Releasing the Gu is to put a Gu on a person to make the person suffer physically and mentally. It is a kind of curse. However, people in Xiang never rel...[继续阅读]

    Entry: Treading Embroidered ShoesTreading Embroidered Shoes is a way for the young in Xiangxi to express love. When a young woman is ready to get married, she will make a pair of embroidered shoes, waiting for others to tread on them. The more men tread t...[继续阅读]

    Entry: Grass MarkCaobiao is a mark made from grass, signifying something is for sale. In Xiangxi, the grass mark is usually a token of love, with which the young can transmit all kinds of information to their lover.There is a kind of grass called lovers g...[继续阅读]

    Entry: Tiaoma FestivalTiaoma Festival (Dancing Horse Festival) is a traditional festival of the Tujia People in Guzhang County of Xiangxi. It is held on the sixth day of the first Chinese lunar month, reproducing scenes of the Tujia peoples daily life, l...[继续阅读]

    Entry: Bamboo Slips of the Qin DynastyThe bamboo slips of the Qin Dynasty(221BC-207 BC) are also called bamboo scripts. Just as its name implies, Liye Bamboo slips are found in Liye Town in Longshan County in Xiangxi and later named after the place. The 3...[继续阅读]

    Entry: Daqinjia—Claiming Nominal KinshipDaqinjia means that two families become relatives after one family claiming the others child as their own. Uniting two families by marriage is called lawful kinship, while connecting two families by claiming anothe...[继续阅读]

    Entry: Ganqiu FestivalGanqiu Festival is a festival of the Miao ethnic group in Guzhang County and Huayuan County in Xiangxi. It is held on the day of the Beginning of Autumn and is thus called the Autumn Gathering. People get together to sing Miao folk s...[继续阅读]

    Entry: Leisure TalkLeisure Talk refers to protean and interesting talk. In Xiangxi, people call it retelling old legends or stories. Leisure talks in Xiangxi are mainly about popular folk tales like “Marriage of Brother and Sister”, “The Big Bad Bear (a t...[继续阅读]