Gu(蠱) ,a most mysterious witchery in Western Hunan,is as well-known as Thailand's "Jiangtou shu" in South Asia. Gu in Xiangxi usually has two types,namely Love Gu and Hatred Gu.

Culture 2012-05-27 23:45 View：2738

An old Chinese saying goes like-Food is the paramount necessity of the people.Cultivation culture herein can trace back to long long ago.Different nations apply different ways to pray for harvest.As a newly listed provincial-level intangible cultural heritage, Zhangjiajie Tujia Hucang custom is strikingly attractive.

Culture 2012-05-22 23:26 View：4523

Mengpa, As a special headdress wrapped on head of Tujia ladies, has been a custom of Tujia nationality. At the very day of marriage, the bride has to wrap up Mengpa, then stand on her kneel crying and worshipping for her ancestor and pass the burning incense to her mother in the front of hall, and later is send up to palanquin by riding on her brother’s back. Binding up Mengpa is not a simple bandage of cloth. There are a lot etiquettes worthy of notice. It is not allowed to use new Mengpa. It must be the one which the married maiden often wears. Regards the person who help bride wrap Mengpa, she must be the bride’s best sister or a quick and skilled guest of bride-sender.

Culture 2012-05-17 13:58 View：2165

When Miao people find lovers and fall in love with each other,they like to “catch edge field”, but tujia people use leaves to show love.

Culture 2012-05-16 23:17 View：2299

Miao culture in Zhangjiajie attaches equal importance to the time-honored city itself. Lusheng Dance of Miao is a most traditional and charming one.

Culture 2012-05-02 23:35 View：2346

Instead of coming out of drama ,ancient regime and ancient story ,the flower matchmakers are existing lively in the daily life of Tujia nationality in Dayong, as an eternal love epic .As the old saying goes, a domestic female hundred request . It is almost a custom to make proposal with the help of matchmakers, who usually are humankind. However,the matchmaker in a mountain fortress ,which located in a remote mountain in ruanguping town of yongding distict, are flowers picked from high mountains.A boy will place a flower on the window sill of the girl's room if he falls in love with the girl.Next day ,the boy will poke around for the girl's reaction.

Culture 2012-05-01 21:01 View：2775

Jun Sheng painting is a new kind of style which uses natural materials, like sand, stone, and plants. He makes a breakthrough in the traditional painting materials. He manifests the nature with natural things and depicts object with object. His painting combines the grace of Chinese traditional painting, the freshness of watercolor, the dignity of oil painting, the refinement of crafts, and the three dimension of demirelief.

Culture 2012-04-21 02:42 View：16302

ZJJ Traditional Custom-Climbing a ladder of knives is usually showed by some Miao warriors on the occasion of important festivals. The ladder of knives is made up of a tall wooden pole (over 10 meters), on which 36 sharp steel knives are equipped, with their edges upwards. On the top of the ladder, multicolored penoncels are tied, standing for hope and victory.

Culture 2012-04-19 17:50 View：2848