Miao people are a very hospitable people. When rare guests and distinguished guests come to Miao Village, they are often invited by their brothers, family members, neighbors and even the whole village after they are treated to drink and eat at their host's house. It can be described as "one family and one village." Most Miao guests include chicken, duck, fish, meat, fungus, mushrooms, tofu, bean sprouts, and dishes with ethnic characteristics, such as pickled fish, vegetables with hydrochloric acid, sausages and blood tofu. We should not only propose a toast to persuade wine, but also sing old songs and fly songs to entertain.
Houses are mostly wooden structures, including bungalows and buildings, as well as rectangular thatched houses. Grain is mainly rice, supplemented by corn, wheat and sweet potato; In some places, corn, buckwheat and potatoes are staple foods. The hobby of drinking is very common. Women's dresses vary greatly from place to place. In most areas, women wear short coats with big collars and double-breasted skirts with different lengths, some reaching to the feet and some reaching to the knees. In some areas, women wear big-breasted right-breasted shirts and wide-leg pants. Some coats are collarless, with wide lace at the edges of sleeves and trousers, and cloth headscarves, earrings, collars, bracelets and other accessories on their heads. There are many styles of headdresses for Miao women. They use headscarves of various styles to tie them on their heads. Some headscarves wrap the spires and domes, and some headscarves wrap their hair around brackets and stand high on their heads. Their costumes are unique in Qiandongnan. They nail silver ornaments on their clothes to form "silver clothes" and wear silver headdresses shaped like horns. These headdresses are more than a foot high. Men's wear is not much different, a big shirt or a pair of shorts and trousers. In some areas, men wear linen jackets or robes and shawls or wool felt with geometric patterns.
There are some customs in Fenghuang ancient city, that is, driving corpses in Xiangxi. You can experience them at the bonfire party: the bonfire party is a process of showing the phoenix culture! At the party, you can experience the mysterious traditional customs and culture of Xiangxi, such as mysterious corpse-driving, Miao drums, Miao songs, crying marriage, going up the knife ladder and going down to the sea of fire!
There are also some Miao special performances, which can be experienced in Miao village: enjoying the magical landscape of Xiangxi and feeling the folk customs of Phoenix; You need to look for the historical traces of banditry in Xiangxi, sing love songs in Miao family and Miao aunt, and feel the charm and culture of Miao historical buildings; Mysterious bandit cave, Miao village's unique three-way sign, etc. , can let you deeply understand the customs and culture of Miao village; The beautiful landscape of Miao village will also make you linger!
I hope it helps you!