Besides the azaleas that can be seen everywhere, Rhododendron thyme has many rich tourism resources. Let's take you to know some representative national tourism resources.
First of all, national costumes
Yi people's clothing: known as "the history of wearing on the body", is an important form of Yi people's cultural inheritance and dissemination. Black is the main background of clothing, and black is the life color of clothing. Men are mostly black and white, which shows the rudeness, perseverance and courage of Yi men. For unmarried women, clothes are mostly red and white, with bright colors, beauty and exquisiteness, showing the youthful vitality, playfulness and cuteness of girls; Married women and the elderly are mainly blue and black, and the flowers are elegant and dignified. Men's wear and women's wear are decorated with patterned lace, which has a unique aesthetic and strong local color, and the life breath is obvious, which fully reflects the Yi people's love for life.
Second, special food.
Tuotuorou: specially made for distinguished and important guests. Yi people have good wine, and good wine should be accompanied by good dishes. The practice of removing meat is simplified. Cattle, sheep and pigs raised at home are slaughtered fresh, the meat is cut into blocks and boiled with ginger in cold water. After cooking, take it out and mix it with seasonings such as Chili noodles, Chili noodles, salt, minced garlic and litsea cubeba. This simple diet reflects the minimalist and leisure lifestyle of local people.
Ba Huang: This is a local snack, which is cooked by every household. It is an indispensable food on the holiday table. It is made by mixing glutinous rice or corn flour with soybean milk, adding white sugar and yellow sugar, soaking the air-dried corn leaves in water, kneading them into balls, and steaming them in a pot. Ba Huang, which just came out of the pot, is fragrant and soft, with the fragrance of grain. Ba Huang's way of eating is very simple, whether it is steamed, fried, fried or baked, it is very delicious. Later, after development, there appeared Ba Huang where whole grains replaced glutinous rice. Ba Huang showed the local people's persistent pursuit of food and the wisdom of food storage.
Stinky tofu: Stinky tofu is very famous in Dafang. There are all kinds of local tofu foods, such as water tofu, dregs tofu, firewood tofu, Ciba tofu and hand-torn tofu. Although generous stinky tofu is called stinky tofu, it is not smelly at all. On the contrary, tofu presents another flavor. It is said that the tofu made by a tofu workshop the day before was not sold much. On the third day, the tofu grew hairy and gave off a special smell, which was delicious and smelly and won the favor of local people.
Lacquerware: Yi tableware consists of wood and lacquerware, which is divided into leather lacquerware and wood lacquerware. The selection of wood lacquerware is very particular, especially rhododendron and birch. Rhododendron is the best raw material for making lacquerware because of its delicate wood and interlaced filaments. Lacquerware generally has three typical colors: black, yellow and red. It is often made into drinking utensils such as eagle claw cup, horn cup and horn cup.
Third, festivals and festivals.
Torch Festival of Yi people: Torch Festival, also known as Huocao Festival, is one of the important traditional festivals of Yi people. Celebrations are held every year on June 24th of the lunar calendar. During the day, villagers carry out bullfighting, horse racing, wrestling and other activities to promote neighborhood relations and learn to communicate and exchange feelings. In the evening, light bonfires around the village, fields and other places, or walk around the village with torches, and hold a simple ceremony to kill pests in the field. The festival is closely related to fire, which expresses the Yi people's worship of nature.
Flower Arrangement Festival: Every year on the eighth day of the second lunar month, when azaleas are in full bloom, every family will pick azaleas on the mountain and plant them in important places such as the doorway to express their yearning for a better life.
Manchu Gold Award Festival: Gold Award means "birth" and "creation" in Manchu, and it is held on October 13th of the lunar calendar every year. On that day, Manchu people got together to hold activities such as walking on stilts, archery, grinding autumn and catching loach. Fully reflect the Manchu people's love for life.
Miao Mi Hua Festival: Mi Hua Festival is a traditional festival of local Miao people. It is celebrated on July 16, 17 and 18 of the lunar calendar every year. It developed from the old rice festival and gradually evolved into a festival where men and women love each other. The activities of the day mainly included Lusheng dance, multi-voice Miao songs, sacrifices and other forms of activities. Show Miao people's versatility to the fullest.
Bai people March 3rd: Every year on the third day of the third lunar month, Bai compatriots of Baili Du Fu wear formal clothes and gather in the Bai Cultural Square in Xiaoqiao New Village to celebrate the traditional Bai festival "Reunion Festival". On the same day, the Bai family slaughtered pigs and sheep, gathered at the foot of Bailong Mountain, held a memorial ceremony, and got together for dinner to discuss ethnic affairs and exchange feelings. Hold cultural and sports activities such as "torsion bar", "walking on stilts" and "cockfighting".
Fourth, myths and legends
Legend of drunken nine cows: According to legend, Mrs. She Xiang, the toast of Shuixi, visited Zhu Yuanzhang every year to ensure the safety of the southwest border, and the tribute was a precious local specialty and precious materials. Among them, there are nine Shuixi native cows. Strangely, when the nine cows passed by this place, they were attracted by the beautiful azaleas, so they never left and were addicted to it. She Xiang told Zhu Yuanzhang about it, and Zhu Yuanzhang said after learning about it that he later called it "drunk nine cows."
Legend of the Thousand-Year Kiss: According to legend, a long time ago, there were two sisters, Asu and A Zhi, who were famous local doctors. Due to the inconvenient transportation, the two sisters walked on the rugged mountain road all the year round, visiting villages and prescribing medicines for local villagers. Due to years of hard work and fatigue, they traveled long distances. My sister Asu died of illness, and my sister buried her in the corner of Rhododendron Mountain. Before she died, my sister told her that she must continue their mission of practicing medicine to save people, and my sister remembered this. Many years later, my sister died, and the villagers expressed their gratitude and decided to bury my sister and sister together. Years later, the graves of my sister and sister slowly turned into two rocks; Moreover, a corner protrudes from both sides, just like two mouths are opposite, and the locals call it "Duizui Rock". Every time the villagers pass by, they will say, "Look, the two sisters are whispering again. Later, due to the development of tourism, they changed their name to "1000 Kisses".
Verb (abbreviation of verb) national belief
Flower Sacrifice to God: On March 28th every year in the local area, there will be flowers to sacrifice to God. According to the Yi ancient book "Flower Sacrifice Classic", in ancient times, chaos began to flourish, rivers were brilliant, and mountains and rivers were chaotic. God creaked and told Aru to clean up the river and drive the mountain back to its original place. He drove a mountain and put it in the south of the sky. His name is Bai Na (now Jiulong Mountain). Standing on the mountain, he found that there were no plants in the open area under the southern mountain, so he went to the Baihua Palace in the sky to catch trees and sow them and spread them. Two or three years later, the vegetation here is dense and beautiful azaleas are in full bloom. Since then, the favorable weather has enabled the Yi people to live a happy life. Yi children believe in animism and believe that the flower god protects them, so they spontaneously hold activities to worship the flower god. Sacrificing flowers to the gods is divided into four steps. "Please Flower God" was set up by the local respected Bumo (the master of sacrifice) to burn incense and pray for prayers and recite scriptures. The main purpose of the scripture is to pray for the country and the people for good weather and good harvests in the coming year; "Sacrifice the flower god" to sacrifice, kill chickens, sheep and pigs; "Flower Dance" provides song and dance (chime dance, incense burning Yue Bai dance); "Sending flowers to the gods" is the last step of the whole ceremony. The ceremony of offering flowers to the gods expressed the Yi people's worship and gratitude for nature.
Baili Rhododendron is a charming star on the plateau, showing its beautiful temperament to the outside world and attracting more and more people's attention. Welcome friends from all over the world to visit us.
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