Guidelines for visiting Getu River Scenic Area

If you want to say that the description of the fairyland in the song "Peach Blossom Spring" is most suitable, then this place is the most appropriate. It also has enviable and applauding beautiful scenery, and it also has The narrow intersection is also not good at communicating with the outside world. This is the Getu River Scenic Area.

Although it is said to be a scenic spot, many people may still not believe that it is completely non-commercial, but when you come you will know that your arrival is just an accident in the prose travel note to them. Just like any outsider who breaks into this place, the people here are well-dressed, welcoming you when you come, and also welcome you when you leave.

My own rhythm of life has not been destroyed, and I am still walking according to the life I should have. So, next, let’s walk into this paradise Getu River Scenic Area with the editor!

Visiting Attractions

"King Yalu"

"King Yalu" is an epic masterpiece that shocked the world. This masterpiece is It represents the history of the Miao people, but it is older than the history here. The Miao people have no writing, but they can pass down this epic masterpiece. Moreover, this play has more than 26,000 lines and was formed in 2000 BC. It can be seen that its It's truly a miracle.

Such a nation makes people wonder how they passed down this masterpiece without any flaws? It is unbelievable that this masterpiece has been passed down word for word by word of mouth only by generations of "Donlang" throughout the 4,000-year history. This tradition is still maintained to this day.

Donglang will sing for the deceased at the solemn funeral ceremony of the Miao people, which lasts for at least a day and a night, and at most for ten days and ten nights.

Next, let’s take a look at Donglang’s mission!

Every village in the Mashan area here has 4 or 5 donglangs. Before the chanting, the family of the deceased, a village, or even Donglang from a region will come to hold a ceremony. Dong Lang needs to wear a traditional long gown and a "winter hat" decorated with red "lion hair".

When a Donglang sings, he is undergoing inspection by all Donglangs. If there is any mistake in the content of the chant, his Donglang qualification will be canceled on the spot. And once you become Dong Lang, you will shoulder a major mission, which is to send the deceased back to the world of their ancestors.

This is not a sad thing, because for the Miao people, death is not the end, but the beginning of new life. The funeral ceremony is to lead the deceased back to their ancestral homeland.

The ritual of Donglang singing

First, "cutting down trees"

Donglang chants "The Tree Sutra" and cuts down trees, but never Let the tree fall to the ground, because they believe that the spirituality of the tree will disappear;

Second, the "horse-cutting" ceremony

After the "tree-cutting" is over, the Donglangs need to carry After planting the tree and going to the last "horse-cutting" ceremony, the spiritual tree is replanted, and specific grass and cloth are tied to the tree in strict steps. The deceased will return to the world through this spiritual tree passage that connects the world of their ancestors. old haunt.

In fact, thinking about "cutting a horse" is quite thrilling. At the end of the ceremony, accompanied by the roar of bronze drums and the mournful roar of horses, the Donglang people sent a heroic war horse back to the world of their ancestors. Ancestral world.

The entrance of Yanzi Cave

Through the long lake of Yanzi Cave, climbing up from the bottom of the cave is a 400-meter-deep natural shaft, which is appropriately named - "Tongtian Cave". It connects the world's highest ancient river channel ruins and the Blind Valley primeval forest. Walking through plank roads, suspension bridges and even sightseeing elevators, the scenery becomes clearer and brighter as you go. Climb all the way and look out through the Swallow Cave to see the mountains and rivers.

This is the closest thing to the phrase "talented people" in the song "Peach Blossom Spring". The cave is more than a hundred meters high, and the entrance is narrow and slender. Although it looks shocking and thrilling, you know People not only sighed and felt sorry for what happened here.

Because there is a skill that is about to disappear, called "Goruo", which is translated as "spider" in Chinese. What is "goro"? At first, Spider-Man developed the skill of carrying coffins onto the cliffs on both sides of the river valley for burial, and passed them down from generation to generation. Even if it rains for days, the cliffs are slippery.

They can also place hanging coffins and dig out bird's nests on the cliff walls of large caves that are hundreds of feet high without any protection. They are as light as a swallow and as agile as an ape. But now, there are no hanging coffin burials, and now the government wants to protect the swallows. The younger generation does not have the courage. Gradually, there are only 5 spider-men left who have mastered this skill, and they will disappear soon.

Zhongdong Miao Village

Everywhere here seems to be full of treasures and people feel regretful. The same is true for this Zhongdong Miao Village. It is called "the last cave dweller of mankind" "Tribe", there are 18 families and 73 Miao people living here.

To enter here, there is only one staircase made of large stones, which is only about the width of a person’s shoulder. It takes about an hour to walk there. The road is steep and can only be walked on foot. Other transportation is available. No tools can pass through.

So it is not only difficult for tourists here, but also for the residents here. All their belongings, including firewood, corn, potatoes, cloth, washing powder, stones for building houses, etc., are only It relies on people here carrying baskets all year round.

When you walk into Zhongdong Miao Village, you can find that it is also two hundred meters deep. The house where you live is neat and clean, and you can’t tell that you live here in seclusion. The doors and windows are also decorated with bunches of dried flowers, which is very... Has the mood of life.

As for food, don’t worry about taste and hygiene, because the cooking environment here is very good. The cooking stove is a large stove, which is placed in an area with a wide view outside the gate. , maybe for better ventilation!

In addition, in order to welcome tourists, the residents here have also prepared a place to stay. In order to invite the people in the cave to move out, the government also specially built a neat white house outside the cave. However, even if the government pays close attention to the thatched cottage, Despite all the hard work, I failed to invite a few families.

The tourism industry here does not have much intersection with the residents' lives. People here live according to their own rhythm every day. The women get up at 7 o'clock in the morning and make breakfast. After dinner, he went up the mountain to beg for vegetables and cut grass. Feed the pigs with vegetables and feed the cows with green grass.

After cutting the grass and making lunch, I went to the fields to dig potatoes and do farm work. Dinner at 8pm, embroidery and batik. Go to bed at 10 o'clock. The children here finish school at 3pm every day. After returning home, they will take a basket on their backs and go up the mountain to beg for pig vegetables.

This kind of life is very simple. When you come here, you feel like you have returned to the countryside, without the worries of the world and the tackiness of the world.

Food

Casserole rice noodles

Breaded flour

Fried fish

Transportation

If you want to escape the city occasionally, then this is the best place. If you want to experience the ethnic customs, this is the best place. If you want to see the beautiful mountains and rivers, then this is the best place. This is a hidden place that welcomes you." "Peach Blossom Spring" is low-key and restrained, yet it is full of beauty.