Qiandongnan has always been the most beautiful and mysterious place in Guizhou, because it is the hometown of many ethnic minorities such as the Miao, Dong, Tujia, and Buyi. Leaving Libo, I took a car to Kaili, which is the center of Qiandongnan Autonomous Prefecture and a transit station to other ethnic minority villages. After eating a bowl of hot and spicy Changwang noodles at the station, I took the bus to Xijiang Miao Village.
Busy and boring work and the feasting and feasting in front of you
Busy traffic outside the window, high-rise buildings
Spring is the most vigorous season of the year
The morning sun is warm enough
Why not give yourself a short trip
Wandering in the ancient Miao Village, hearing the sound of gurgling water
Meet a more beautiful self and another mysterious "world".
Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village is composed of more than ten natural villages built on the mountain. It is currently the largest Miao village in China and even the world, inhabited by the "Xi" clan Miao. There are layers of Miaojia wooden stilted buildings on the hillside, and the brown old houses are surrounded by green mountains. The Baishui River divides the village into two parts. This side of the river is mainly a commercial pedestrian street, and the other side of the river is mainly a viewing platform overlooking the village.
First sight Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village
Thinking that the May Day is coming soon, Chongqing is also relatively close to Guizhou. I grew up in Yunnan since I was a child. In addition to enjoying the beautiful scenery of colorful Yunnan, I also know the colorful Guizhou with many mountains and waters. I have always known that there is still a Qiandongnan in my mind. The colorful Miao costumes, the enthusiastic Miao sisters and elder brothers, and the attractive special food all make us want to meet the Qianhu Miao Village in Xijiang eagerly.
Located at the foot of Leigong Mountain in the northeast of Leishan County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, it is 36km away from the county seat, 35km away from Kaili, the capital of Qiandongnan Prefecture, and about 260km away from Guiyang City, the provincial capital. The distance did not discourage us, but we resolutely chose to buy a ticket and set off!
On every journey, I will meet some different people, listen to some different but very interesting stories, and then I will start to be in a daze thoughtfully, not knowing what kind of people I will meet in the future, what kind of stories I will listen to, and how to walk Confused but bravely continue to move forward on the road of life.
After getting off the train, sit in a taxi and look at the terrain of Guizhou. The road is fairly spacious, surrounded by green mountains.
You are looking at the scenery, and I am looking at you, what a romantic plot, but it is a pity that it is not a relationship between a man and a woman, so naturally it has changed a bit.
When you come to this gate by the battery car in the scenic spot, you have really entered the Miao Village. What caught my eye was the high and low, stacked stilted buildings. Although it is not the first time I have come to Miao Village, I will still be shocked by everything I see when I see it again.
The ancient village built on the mountain is magnificent. I have never seen such a strange building. It is very novel to be next to the mountains and rivers, with this natural terrain. I just walk aimlessly like this. Everything is so fresh, and everything can be the subject of photography.
Because the house price for holiday trips is much more expensive than usual, I spent a lot of money to live in a relatively average hotel, but its location is above the viewing platform, and what you can see when you open the window is a charming scenery. In an instant, I feel like I have entered a forest, and I am (not) a small (to) fairy (face) girl~
It was already very late when we arrived at Qianhu Miao Village in Xijiang, and we didn’t have much energy to go out again, so we had to pack up our luggage, wash up and lie on the bed to rest, looking forward to the wonderful trip the next day.
Walk into Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village
On the second day, I naturally started to enter the stockade full of energy, wandering aimlessly. I don’t like the kind of setting where to go and where to go. I just walk as I like, and wherever I go, there is everything that I should meet. You will meet them all, and you don’t need to force them if you don’t meet them. Along the way, we heard a lot of enthusiastic local villagers tell us where the fun is, so we asked about those places all the way, and we have finished most of the villages.
Walking all the way along the river bank of the stone road, I was photographed in the landscape of Xijiang and the style of Miao village in front of me. ． ． ． ．
bar wine
Banmen wine is an ancient custom of the Miao people in Qiandongnan, Guizhou, and it is the most popular and unique way of welcoming guests in Miao Village. Whenever the Miao family has a grand festival or when they get married, relatives and friends will come to the door to send gifts and congratulations. The hospitable host and the virtuous and generous relatives and friends always want to make the happy event decent and lively, and at the same time, it is also a good opportunity to show their wealth and entertain the majority of friends.
In the past, the ancient custom of blocking wine in Miao Village was "drink as much as you can drink, and drink as much as you can't; drink whether you can drink or not", but now this custom has changed. The enthusiasm of the family is still there, but drinking is optional. You can drink whatever you want, and now there is very little wine poured into the bowl or cup. I promise you won’t drink too much, so don’t worry I can't drink enough.
long table dinner
When you come to Xijiang, you must experience the special long table feast of the Miao nationality. There will be some local specialties on the long table banquet. Friends from all over the world sit at the same table, and everyone does not know each other, but only because of this meal.
At the long table banquet, when everyone was enjoying their meal, a few beautiful Miao girls covered in silver ornaments came to everyone with wine bowls. While singing toast songs, they delivered the wine bowls in their hands to the mouths of the guests. side, to express the greatest welcome of the Miao people.
There will also be a toasting scene at the long table banquet, and the men on the table must not be able to escape. Five or six wine bowls are arranged obliquely to the rear and upward, one higher than the other, and the fine wine poured from the bowls flows into the guests' mouths one after another.
Look~ my good friend is enjoying the "high mountains and flowing water". It can be seen that Miao's sister is still very gentle to her, but the man next to her is not so "lucky".
During the long table banquet, you have to hold a red egg and turn it clockwise three times on your forehead to represent good luck, and then smash the egg on your forehead to represent the prosperity of the year, and finally eat all the eggs.
I think we have stayed in the city for too long, too accustomed to the hustle and bustle of traffic and industrial pollution in the city.
Suddenly, stepping into the Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village with such mellow folk customs, everything seems so fresh and curious.
Surprised that there are such customs and folk customs on this side of the mountain!
But throw the shadows of the city out of the sky
This is a rare place and an intoxicating place
This is a place that you will fall in love with once you come here, a familiar dreamland, I believe I will come back to Xijiang again, and accompany my relatives and friends to experience the beauty of Miao Village together.
The clear river, gurgling to the distance, took my thoughts away. I like this quiet river and its clear spirit. I stop and stand alone to listen quietly. The only thing that fills my ears is the slight sound of Qiongqiong. It seems to be telling me an old story.
After coming up from the river, taking advantage of the sunshine, I must take a photo as a souvenir.
This is bacon and glutinous rice from Guizhou. The bacon does not look much different from our ordinary bacon. Especially the glutinous rice, the color is a bit rich, but it is not the added pigment, but the color of real grains. Among them, the appetite is the most vicious, and the saliva can't be stopped.
Mao tofu, also known as fermented bean curd, uses tofu as the main ingredient. It is a dish made by artificially fermenting the surface of the tofu to grow a layer of white hairs, and then processing it with cooking accessories. At first, I thought it was a kind of tofu like stinky tofu, but it turned out to be quite smooth and tender, and there was no unpleasant taste in the mouth.
The enthusiastic uncle saw us taking pictures, and immediately started his performance. The rhythm is very beautiful. The instrument is called Lusheng! It is an ancient musical instrument of ethnic minorities, and it is a symbol of culture in Miao Village, which retains the originality and simplicity of Miao nationality's history, culture and art.
Hmong Customs Show
At 8:30 in the evening, when the lights of thousands of Miao villages and thousands of families are on, "Beautiful Xijiang" will be grandly staged in the performance center in the very center of the village. It is a large-scale original ecological Miao nationality situation singing and dancing party.
I believe that every tourist who comes to Xijiang will watch a romantic evening show. This is a large-scale original ecological Miao nationality situational drama. The whole play is divided into four scenes in the process of life: the maple wood turns into a butterfly, migration, Xijiang customs, and the splendor of Miaoxiang.
The Miao nationality is one of the ancient ethnic groups in China. The Miao nationality is warm and hospitable. On grand festivals, weddings, weddings, and guests, they must use Sumen antelope horns (or common sheep horns) to serve wine and present. , and then dedicate to those present from left to right.
Through the performance, we learned that the Miao long table banquet is the highest form and grand etiquette of Miao banquets, with a history of thousands of years. It is usually used for weddings, full moon wine, and village social feasts.
Miao's elder brother and younger sister.
Starting from ancient legends, a group of pretty Miao girls are interpreting those beautiful legends passed down by word of mouth.
Before I started writing, I racked my brains to outline everything in Qiandongnan, and the scenes floated before my eyes. The most impressive thing is that there are beautiful Miao girls everywhere with smiling faces.
Miao costumes are famous all over the world for their eye-catching colors, complicated decorations and intriguing cultural connotations. We are amazed by these gorgeous costumes.
The Miao nationality has no written records of the past history, and many cultural inheritances are integrated in songs, dances and lyrics. The Miao nationality is a nation that is good at singing and dancing. Everyone can sing and dance. For thousands of years, singing and dancing are vivid. reflect the living customs of the Miao people.
The performance of the beautiful Xijiang shows the singing and dancing of the Miao nationality, which is rich in mountain game, simple and rough style, can best express their sincere and simple thoughts and sentiments, and can make people feel the beauty of folk art.
beautiful night view
What is unforgettable is that in the Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village under the night, it is said that the night of the Miao Village is the most romantic. The number of lights in the entire Qianhu Miao Village can reach tens of thousands, just like the stars falling in the sky, which is fascinating.
In this situation, a standard tourist photo must be taken to commemorate it, haha~
At night, the Xijiang Miao Village changes from the tranquility of the day, and becomes more colorful, brightly lit everywhere, more like a small town full of vitality. The tourists coming and going are the mainstream crowd on the street. Now is a good time to come out for a stroll. opportunity.
Seeing these brightly lit scenes, you can always get in touch with Seda, where you feel the light is the power of faith, and what you feel in Xijiang Miao Village is a simple atmosphere of life, where there are delicious food, Cooking smoke, singing and dancing, lighting, and fireworks are completely different from Seda.
"Answer everything with beauty, see Xijiang and know the Miao Village in the world". This is the words of praise of Yu Qiuyu, a contemporary literati, after going to Xijiang.
Walking on the small stone road, looking around constantly, I feel that it is a small town that is completely different from the daytime. The Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village in the daytime is picturesque, but the Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village in the night is very dreamy and blurred. .
It's already late at night, and you can still see unsatisfied tourists strolling leisurely on the street. The lights are bright everywhere, like a city that never sleeps. I feel that the Miao people are a united nation. Several major migrations have made the Miao people still in the south. one of the largest minority groups.
Feeling very tired after walking for a day, I unconsciously want to take a rest on the bridge, watching the night view by the river, and blowing the gentle wind. At this moment, the Wind and Rain Bridge has also become another landscape. I don’t know how much wind and rain it has experienced, and how many people who are experiencing wind and rain have met.
The lights next to the small restaurant gradually turned on, and all the plants seemed to be full of vitality~
When the moon comes out, it feels much more beautiful and brighter than the world of reinforced concrete. This may be a psychological effect, but I have to say that the thin moon really adds a lot to the night view of Xijiang.
A Miao Village that is no less than the city that never sleeps in Shanghai. Although it is not as prosperous as an international metropolis, you must never imagine that there is such a colorful and lively settlement in the deep mountains.
The beautiful girl who came to the viewing platform came to play alone.
Standing on the viewing platform, you can see the two hills on the opposite side, which are completely embellished by the lights of the houses on the stilts. The wind and rain bridges on the Baishui River are even more brilliantly lit. The night scene is very bright, like a fairy pavilion in the sky and on earth. The lights line the flowing water, green trees, flowers, promenades, and the phantoms of the mother-in-law, circling up to the top of the mountain layer by layer, like little stars from near to far, from big to big. Gradually small, densely inlaid on a huge black velvet curtain, it feels super awesome.
It is beautiful to meet you! A journey of mountains and rivers, a relationship of love, life is a chess game that is uncertain, there is no need to force each other to know each other, and there is no need to expect "everlasting" forever. Knowing how to cherish the moment you meet, you also understand the true meaning of eternity.