WelcometoQiandongnan,GuizhouProvince,whichiscalled"thestateofsinginganddancing","themagicalstate"and"thetownofhundredFestivals".I'mZhangQin,yourguidetoday.YoucandirectlycallmeZhangDao.Nowwe'regoingintothenational4Atouristscenicspot-XijiangMiaovillage.
WineisthemostimportanthospitalityfortheMiaofamily.TheMiaocompatriotswillgreetuswiththeirhighestreceptionetiquette,twelvewaysofwine.Therearesomanywaystodrink,onlyhereisthemostspecial.Aslongasyourhandtouchestheoxhornwinecup,youhavetofinishit.Soourfriendswhoareslightlypoorindrinking,justtakeasipoftheoxhornwinecuponthehandsofMiaogirls.
XijiangMiaovillageislocatedinthenortheastofLeishanCounty,37kilometersawayfromthecountyseatand39kilometersawayfromKaili,thestatecapital.Thereare1288familiesinthevillage,withnearly6000residents.ItisthelargestandmosttypicalMiaovillageinChina,soitiscalled"thousandfamiliesMiaovillage".XijiangistheChinesetranslationofMiaolanguage"jishuo",whichmeanstheplacewheretheWestBranchofMiaonationalitylives.Theoriginalnationalcultureandnaturalecologyarepreservedhere.
XijiangQianhuMiaovillageislocatedintherivervalley.ItoriginatesfromBaishuiRiverinleigongpingandpassesthroughthevillage.ThisistheFengyubridgeoftheMiaofamily.InordertoimprovetheFengshuiconditionsofthevillagesandfacilitatethelifeoftheresidents,mostoftheMiaovillageshavebuiltFengyubridgesneartheirownvillagestoclosethewind,storetheairandblockthewindandrain.
Thebuildingsherearemainlywoodenstiltedbuildings,whichareofthestructureofpassingthroughthebucketandrestingonthetopofthemountain.Thebottomfloorisusedforstoringproductiontools,livestockandpoultry;thesecondfloorisusedforlivingroom,mainroom,bedroomandkitchen.Doyouseeaspecialarmchairbuiltoutsidethemainhall?It'scalled"beautyseat".It'smainlyusedforviewingandenjoyingthecool.There'sasayingthat"beautyseatdependsonbeauty,notbeauty'sbeauty";thethirdfloorisusedtostorefoodandsundries.
XijiangMiaovillageisnotshortoffestivals,especiallythe"MiaoNewYear"and"GuZangFestival"."Longtablebanquet"isahappywayforMiaopeopletocelebratethenewyearofMiao.ItisalsothemostceremonioushospitalityetiquetteofMiaopeople.Everyfamilywillmoveouttablesandbenches,likeaJielongstrip,hundredsofmeterslong.Onthetable,therearebacon,pickledvegetables,soursoupfishandotherMiaospecialdishes.Afterawhile,youcanexperiencethempersonally."GuzanFestival"isthebiggestsacrificialactivityofMiaopeople.Itisgenerallyasmallsacrificeinsevenyearsandabigsacrificeinthirteenyears.Atthattime,aGuZicowwillbekilled,dressedincostumes,andLushengdancewillbeperformed.Relativesandfriendswillbeinvitedtogathertogethertoenhancetheirfeelingsandfamilyharmony.
Miaonationalityisanationthat"nourishestheheartbysinging,nourishesthebodybydancingandnourishesthespiritbydrinking".WearenowatLushengstadium,whereMiaopeopleshowtheirsinginganddancingskills.LushengdanceisoneofthemostpopulardancesofMiaonationality,whichintegratesdance,acrobatics,sportsandmusic.Whenitcomestodance,theantipaimudance,knownas"Orientaldisco",isevenmorepassionate.WhatwearehearingnowistheflyingsongofMiaonationality,whichisthemostrepresentativeformofMiaonationalitysongwithhightoneandpowerfulmomentum.Ifyouhavetime,youcanoftencometoXijiangMiaovillagetolearnthetalentsoftheMiaofamily.TheMiaopeoplearestillahospitablepeople.
Deartourists,wecanseethesevenwords"answereverythingwithbeauty"carvedonthisstonetablet.ItwaswrittenbyYuQiuyu,aliterarymaster,whenhefinishedhistourofXijiangMiaovillage.Thisstreetiscalled"YoufangStreet".Canyouguesswhat"Youfang"means?"Youfang"meansloveinMiaolanguage.At8-9p.m.intheslackseason,therearelotsofMiaogirlsandstrongMiaoboys.TheirfolksongsmakeYoufangStreetlively.
Inhistory,Xijiangimplementedindependentmanagementofinternalaffairs.AftertheQinggovernmentimplementedthepolicyof"changingthelandtoflow"intheMiaoarea,XijiangMiaoVillageacceptedthejurisdictionofthecentralgovernment,andsomenaturalleadersnolongerexisted.However,Guzangtou,whowasinchargeofsacrificialactivities,andhuolutou,whowasinchargeofarrangingagriculturalproduction,werestillinherited.
LookingatthewholeXijiangMiaovillagefromtheobservationplatform,itlookslikeagiantoxhornandajaderabbitlyingonitsback.
Miaocostumesarevariousandcolorful.Theyareknownas"historybookswithoutwords"and"historyembroideredonclothes".
NowwearegoingtoXijiangMiaoMuseum,thelaststopofXijiangtour.Itcoversanareaofmorethan3000squaremetersandisamedium-sizedMiaoMuseumintegratingacademicresearch,visitandperformance.Thereare11pavilions,includingclothing,medicine,historyandlife.Therearemorethan300culturalrelicsinthemuseum.Youcanvisitthemslowly.
Deartouristfriends,aftertastingthetwelvewelcomebarsofMiaofamilyandfollowingtheflyingsongsofMiaopeople,thejourneyofXijiangMiaovillageisover.Thankyouforyoursupportandcooperation.Miaovillagehasmanystories,fullofjoyandhappiness,andtherealmoflifeistrue,goodandbeautiful.Allofthemareincludedhere.WelcometovisitMiaovillagenexttime!