Zhuang brocade symbolizes good luck.

Zhuang brocade, according to legend, originated in the Song Dynasty. Zhuang Jin Zhuang Wen is called mbaw laiz fax, which means the page of the sky pattern. Zhuang brocade is made of cotton and hemp thread with warp and weft interwoven with plain weave, and is usually used to make dresses, towels, quilts, backpacks, tablecloths and other daily necessities. This exquisite handicraft made of cotton thread has vivid patterns and gorgeous colors, and is full of warm and cheerful national style as a whole, which reflects the Zhuang people's worship of heaven and earth and their pursuit and yearning for a better life.

Zhuang nationality has a long history. In ancient times, Zhuang nationality was called Li nationality, Liao nationality, Xian nationality and Tu nationality. Since the Song Dynasty, it was renamed Tong and Zhuang nationality. The traditional patterns of Zhuang brocade mainly include more than 2 kinds of big names, small ten thousand characters, water patterns, moire patterns, flowers and animals, and later there are more than 8 new patterns such as "Guilin landscape" and "national unity", which are very ethnic.

Zhuang cuisine recommendation:

1. Five-color glutinous rice: Five-color glutinous rice is a traditional snack in Buyi and Zhuang areas, and it is named because glutinous rice has five colors: black, red, yellow, purple and white. Every year on the third day of the third lunar month or in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Guangxi people make it, and Zhuang people regard five-color glutinous rice as a symbol of good luck. Five-color glutinous rice is made of high-quality glutinous rice, including rattan, yellow flower, maple leaf, red and blue grass, soaked in the liquid, mixed with glutinous rice respectively, and then steamed together, which is not only colorful, but also delicious, symbolizing a better life.

2. Zhuang Zongzi: Zhuang Zongzi is a traditional food specially made by Zhuang people during the Spring Festival, which is cooked with glutinous rice and pork. Zhuang people who live in Yuexu and Hurun areas in Jingxi, Guangxi, have the habit of eating this kind of big zongba every Spring Festival, which is called "Feng Mo Fan" locally. Zhuang Zongzi is different in shape from the triangular Zongzi eaten in the Dragon Boat Festival, but is made into a long strip with a flat bottom and a raised middle part. There are all kinds of fillings in zongzi, such as peeled mung beans, strip-shaped pork belly, peanut kernels, chestnuts, etc., which are prepared according to personal tastes.

3. Bamboo-tube rice: Bamboo-tube rice is one of the traditional delicacies of Zhuang nationality. Fresh bamboo is cut into two pieces, the middle part is kept, the top is opened, the meat, glutinous rice and other ingredients are put away, then it is sealed with a lid and steamed in a pot. The cooking method of bamboo tube rice is quite characteristic of picnic, that is, cut off a bamboo tube, put in a proper amount of Shanlan rice and water, and bake it in the fire. When the surface of the bamboo tube is burnt, the rice is cooked. Split the bamboo tube, and the rice is wrapped in bamboo film, which is soft and delicious, with the fragrance of bamboo and rice.