Miao people's long table banquets have been circulated for thousands of years. In Miao nationality, the banquet for thousands of people is the highest and most solemn ceremony, which is usually held only at the time of marriage, welcoming guests or when there are important activities in the whole village. At the banquet for thousands of people, every family got together, and everyone's mood and taste were greatly satisfied at this banquet. The banquet for thousands of people spread along the ancient street is more than 200 meters long. In the banquet for thousands of people, there are not only local villagers, but also people who come back to attend the banquet all the year round, as well as tourists who come here. Everyone gets together and shares the unique food of Miao nationality.
In order to prepare a banquet for 1000 people, the villagers began to work together in Qi Xin and Qi Xin, not only to prepare food for more than 1000 people, but also to rehearse a grand song and dance performance. Before the banquet for thousands of people begins, people will stand at the gate of the stockade and play welcome songs for guests from afar. Everyone, regardless of you and me, will come to this banquet for thousands of people to blend in with the festive atmosphere, and at the same time, there will be folk dance performances of the Miao nationality to add to the fun. After everyone was seated, Miao Cai had already been placed on the table. Before the banquet, the elders in the village will hold a sacrificial ceremony, sacrifice with drums, glutinous rice and rice wine, and then light firecrackers. At this moment, everyone raises their glasses together, and the banquet for thousands of people officially begins.
Miao people are a very hospitable people. Even though there are a lot of systems and customs that bind the Miao people at ordinary times, at the banquet of thousands of people, in order to let the guests feel the enthusiasm of the Miao people, they will not be restrained, and there is nothing particular about their seats. The important thing is to get everyone into this festive atmosphere.