When talking about Tujia culture, there is one thing that worth mentioning is their culture of white tiger, which is considered as the essence of Tujia culture.

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The unique and exquisite custom of Ba gu Miao village( a Miao village in northwest of Fenghuang, west Hunan )is distinctive. Although the people there live in a very simple and natural way, their courtship strategy is quite modern. For those who are still single, here are several tips as reference

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ZJJ Board dragon lantern was originated from Song dynasty, from Longtanhe Town, Cili County. It is a commonly seen traditional performance and special folk activity to Tujia people.

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Tujia people are very cautious about the marriage if the bride and the groom have the same surname. If they have the same surname, they may be of the same blood. The marriage of the same blood is a big taboo in Tujia. Tujia girls will welcome their marriage day by crying. The bride usually starts to cry half a month previous to the wedding day; some even cry about one month. The shortest is about 3 or 5 days. Tujia people judge a girl’s intelligence and virtue by how well she can sing crying songs in the wedding.

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The Tujia people like living in groups, and the houses of the Tujia, known as Diaojiaolou are very functional and similar to those of Miao. The house is made of wood, with tile roof, up-turned eaves, and balcony with carved wooden handrails. On the lower floor, there is livestock; while the girls’ bedrooms are kept upstairs.

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Zhanggu dancing has experienced 2 important developing phases: 1. When the earliest ancestor came to settle down in ZJJ Sangzhi, They developed together with other nationalities like Tujia Nationality there. At that time, The early form of Zhanggu Dancing was created. 2. At the beginning of Ming Dynasty, The amount of Bai people increase due to social development and external population’s settling down in Sangzhi. So Zhanggu dancing got further development and its art system got better.

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Zhangjiajie enjoys a high reputation as County of Hard Qigong, especially in Guanliping village at the foot of Tianmen Mountain. It is the order of the day for men and women, young and old to practice this style of Qigong. Among the practitioners, a man by the name of Zhao Jishu was awarded first prize in the National Martial Arts Competition in 1979. A French man exclaimed that Chinese Hard Qigong displays true science and is a treasure shared by all humanity.

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Different dresses is an important symbol of distinguishing the difference between the different nationality. With the development of the era and the progress of the society, tujia dress is reforming, but still have this traditional characteristic.

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