Miao customs-a long platform with high mountains and flowing water

15 In the afternoon, we arrived at Qianhu Miao Village in Xijiang from Huangguoshu. It was nearly six o'clock when we arrived, and the weather was gloomy. We took a taxi from high-speed railway station to Miao Village with our luggage. We didn't let the driver go to expressway. All the way is winding, surrounded by mountains, and all kinds of birds are singing, which makes us very excited. Surrounded by green mountains and green waters, the air is particularly good.

When I arrived at Miao Village, it was already past seven. It is raining lightly, and it is really cold in the mountains at night. The driver who drove us that day was very talkative. He is a Miao, and he told us a lot about Miao customs along the way. We trust him very much (being in a foreign land, you can't be too naive! ! ), dinner is the restaurant he recommended-Camus Soup Fish. There are fish in sour soup all the way from Anshun to Kaili. It is said that sour soup fish is a specialty of Guizhou, so it would be a pity not to eat it. A fish cost us more than 200 yuan for dinner.

And the taste is really average. This is the third wave of being pitted in Guizhou.

This time we plan as we walk. We didn't book the hotel in advance, so we can only find it now. Finally, I chose the "Zhu Xiao Hotel" at the entrance of the scenic spot. The house is all made of wood, and the doors and windows are engraved with patterns, which is very retro. Each room is equipped with a large balcony, which is spacious and hung with a big swing. Later, I learned that this "swing" is called "beauty", which is a feature of Miao architecture, as if every family has it.

16 in the morning, we took our time to wash and go downstairs for breakfast. Three yuan for a boiled egg and five yuan for a cup of soybean milk. It's really a pity. There are many people selling breakfast, but the varieties of each family are similar. All kinds of bacon, pig's trotters, sausages ... This greasy meat dish can't be eaten in the morning. Finally, I ordered a ten-dollar bamboo rice, and the price was acceptable. It tastes really bad. Rice tastes smoky.

We first take a sightseeing bus to the observation deck, overlooking Miao Village. The observation deck is full of Miao costumes taking pictures and posing.

"Hey, sorry, we are taking pictures." The noise gave me a headache, so I glanced at it briefly and then took the sightseeing bus. The name of the station is "blazing", which is actually inside the stockade.

Here I have to mention Yufeng Bridge, the landmark building of Miao Village. There are always seven Yufeng bridges in the stockade, and we got off at the first Yufeng bridge. There are more people here than the observation deck. They are all uncles and aunts who come with the group, as well as vendors selling all kinds of silver ornaments. I saw foreign currency and copper coins in the booth. I wonder if it's a fake. A five-yuan Yuan Datou 160. The stall owner said that there are many at home, all left by ancestors. Who knows if it's true or not?

There are few people in the pastoral area, and there are several ridges of rape fields. We took photos and walked into the stockade. Very quiet. There are few tourists except the villagers who come and go to work. Stepped stone roads and narrow alleys are very similar to ancient towns. We originally planned to go back to the hotel to have a rest after dinner, and then go to the observation deck to see the night view at night. We thought the so-called Miao village was just an ordinary village with nothing to play.

We walked down the stone road and went back to Storm Bridge 1. There are many people here, and a grass mud horse rushed through our hearts. It turns out that we have been outside the scenic spot just now. No wonder it is surprisingly quiet here.

This time, I successfully entered the scenic spot. Many men, women and children dressed in Miao costumes are walking up and down the street. Miao village is a stockade, but sparrows are small and complete, with all kinds of living facilities, from primary school to middle school, clothes sellers, supermarkets, post offices, museums, stations ... I don't think people living here need to go out, do they? Nearly eleven o'clock, we heard the song, followed the sound and arrived at the performance venue. The performance has already started more than half. The host is full of passion, including the songs and dances of Miao brothers and sisters and the performances of grandparents. They are all native Miao people. Here, we see a life culture different from our Han people, and also see the customs of another nation, which was only seen on TV before. now

Lunch in the scenic spot is not cheap and delicious, probably because it can be eaten in other places, so it is nothing special. In the afternoon, we visited the snack street, which was also a stepping stone to eating. We didn't rent a photo in miao clothing until nearly three o'clock. The biggest expectation of coming to Miao Village is to put on national costumes and experience exotic customs. We found many shops, either dissatisfied with the rental price or dissatisfied with the clothes. Finally, we found a cost-effective shop in the alley next to Lushengchang. There is only an old woman sitting in the shop. Visually, she is almost 80 years old and her waist is almost 90 degrees. Knowing that we were going to rent clothes, she smiled at us and talked to us, but we couldn't understand a word she said in Miao language. Later, she turned to the back room. I don't know if it's "I-"or "Wang-". At first glance, it sounded a bit like a dog barking (I'm not laughing at the old people, mainly because the Miao people didn't have their own words, so they really didn't know how to express their novelty at that time) ... A little older sister came out, picked out the clothes and began to help us wear them.

Nice clothes. We went out to take photos along the Lusheng field. After taking photos with each other, we saw an uncle holding a SLR, which looked very professional, so we asked him to take a photo for us. What I have to mention here is that during the whole day in Miao Village, the people we met, whether tourists or local Miao people, were very kind and enthusiastic, which made people feel very warm. Interestingly, when we were taking pictures in the street, we met a couple from Guangdong. He thought we were Miao people and wanted to take a photo with us, which made me feel a little happy. Is it because we look good in Miao costumes and look like locals? hahaha ...

After returning the clothes, we decided to visit the museum. Walking in the street, I met a restaurant where the beauty was drunk. The shopkeeper is a little brother and warmly invited us in for wine tasting. The driver who took a taxi that day told us that Miao people like drinking very much. Walking into the stockade, I really felt a strong wine culture, and many people were selling glutinous rice wine. My little brother invited me to taste wine, but I didn't refuse, largely out of curiosity. I want to try the wine here. First, I tasted a glass of peach blossom wine and litchi wine, which looked like a sweet drink. Then my little brother saw that I was curious about Daughter Red and generously gave me a small cup. The alcohol concentration is not high, but I can't tell the taste, because I can only drink, not drink. We stood there chatting with my little brother and learned that he was from Jiaxing and chatted from Xitang to Miaozhai. Later, he helped us solve the problem of taking a taxi back, and it felt good. After chatting for too long, I briefly looked at the Miao marriage customs when I entered the museum, and the staff asked us to go out and say that we were off work.

We went back to the snack street, bought two roasted corn, sat near the No.5 bridge, ate it, and then went shopping. I came across a restaurant to hold a "long table banquet", which is also a major feature of the Miao nationality. The so-called long table is a long table where forty or fifty people sit around and eat together. The long table banquet can become a feature, mainly because of the drinking style of "high mountains and flowing water". "Mountain flowing water" is a way for Miao people to entertain guests, which not only reflects their national wine culture, but also shows their enthusiasm for distant guests. Three Miao brothers are playing Lusheng (Lusheng seems to be an instrument that every adult man here can play, just like every Miao A-mei can sing and dance), two young sisters in Miao costumes are holding glasses, and three Miao women in charge of adding wine are asking each other at one side of the table (all men are asked). As long as they accept their wine bowls, the younger brother will start playing the lusheng, and the little sister next to him will open her voice.

This is really an eye-opener. I can't bear to leave. I think it's nice to live here. However, now their hospitality has become a means for them to make a living, or to make a profit. This is their job. Isn't it boring to repeat it with different guests every day?

Because I want to be a beautiful circle of friends, we need to go back to the observation deck to shoot the night view of Miao Village. Night view is a scenery that everyone who has been to Miao Village will mention. If I don't go, I will definitely regret it later. We went to the ticket office and took sightseeing bus. I won't say there are too many people. There are many people in the scenic spot and there are traffic jams. It's still the off-season of tourism. I can't imagine the peak season. The queue was so frustrating, it started at 7 o'clock, and it was almost 9 o'clock at the observation deck. There are more people on the observation deck than during the day, so it is difficult to open it.

The night scene is really beautiful, and the scattered lights look hazy and warm.

It's almost ten o'clock when we get back to the hotel, and we are all tired dogs. After washing, we had a good sleep. After all, I have to rush to the next stop-Chongqing the next day.