Present situation of folk tourism development in Xiangxi, Hunan Province

Present situation of Hunan folk custom development

1, distinctive clothing, diet and living habits

Hunan's national costumes have different formats, unique regionality and strong cultural heritage. For example, the costumes of Miao women in Xiangxi are colorful and exquisite. Miao girls are born with fine features, beautiful clothes and more charming. Dressed up, the Phoenix "Miao bride" wears a green handkerchief, a silver phoenix crown, Sushan earrings on both sides, a silver collar around her neck, a silver shawl, embroidered piping, a silver bell, a silver chain and a silver toothpick. The silver ornaments that Miao women like to wear are carefully designed and handmade by Miao silversmiths. They are not only beautiful in shape, but also various and unique. Besides earrings, collars, bracelets and rings, there are toothpicks, silver shawls, silver crowns and syringes. Toothpicks and silver shawls are the most distinctive. The big and heavy one is decorated with a collar. The big collar weighs about 2 kilograms, and its four sides are spiral, just like a green vine winding around a tree. It is the custom of Dong people to "have guests come to my house, not to respect tea, but to respect camellia oleifera". Jianghua Yao's glutinous rice liqueur, Miao's village wine and Miao's songs and dances all bear the hospitality of ethnic minorities. . There are all kinds of special snacks in various regions: stinky tofu in Changsha, pig blood balls in Shaoyang, tea in Yiyang and sour in Xiangxi. It is also quite distinctive. Unique architectural style, such as Tujia style diaojiao building, Shan Ye style "balcony", single-eave cantilever, inverted roof, named "cornice", sunny and ventilated, dry and fresh. Shanzhai Diaojiao Building is surrounded by green trees and bamboos, with rich natural scenery. For example, Donghe Street in Jishou, Tuojiang River in Fenghuang, Wangcun Ancient Town, Chadong Border Town and Longshan Car Wash River have always attracted great interest from Chinese and foreign tourists. Dong people like to live in a dry fence house. Every village is surrounded by Zhaimen, Pavilion, Wind Bridge and Drum Tower, which is very distinctive. At present, the secularization of these cultures has been gradually excavated and appeared in some ethnic customs parks, which has been welcomed and recognized by people and received ideal benefits.

2. Rich folk tourism festivals

Hunan has been a multi-ethnic settlement since ancient times and has a rich festival culture. Traditional ethnic festivals such as Tujia Spring Festival, Miao Lusheng Festival, Yao Festival, Dong Fireworks Festival and Hui Eid al-Adha Festival are rich in content and diverse in forms, which have high development and tourism value. It is worth mentioning that the Liuyang International Fireworks Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival in Yueyang and Yuanling, the Song Festival in Huaihua, the April 8th Daughter's Festival in China in Suining and the Citrus Festival in Shimen, which have been developed at present, are permeated with strong folk cultural connotations in form and content. These modern festivals have also played a positive and far-reaching role in spreading culture, promoting tourism, expanding the popularity of various places and establishing the tourism image of various places.

3. Wonderful folk songs and dances

Hunan Tujia waving dance, Bai war encouragement, Miao monkey drum, Tujia grass gongs and drums, Maogu temple dance, Babel bell dance and Nuo opera can be called "living fossils of local national dramas". Maogusi is the oldest dance of Tujia people, and it is called "living fossil" of human drama culture by Chinese and foreign drama circles. Hunan National Song and Dance Troupe, which once trained the famous singer Song Zu Ying, excavated and sorted out the ancient national song and dance culture. After a long and arduous re-creation, famous national artists such as Peng Changxing, Hu Mingzhu, Yang Tianjie and Ma Xiaoling staged a large-scale folk tourism song and dance "Local Wind Miao Yun" in 2005. & lt& lt Folk Miao Yun reproduces the childlike feelings of Tujia and Miao people who love their hometown, life and hospitality through "blessing", "amorous feelings" and "marriage customs". Among them, the "Blessing Chapter" features primitive dances such as "Horse Dance", "Saint Fire Dance", "Maogusi Dance" and "Drinking Dance", which explains the long history, totem, sacrifice and customs of Xiangxi. In terms of "style", the life scenes such as Baba, Toushui, Beishan and Miao love songs are selected to show the national temperament of Xiangxi. The Marriage Customs fully shows the unique marriage customs of Tujia and Miao people, such as crying, cursing the media, dressing up as a mother, welcoming the bride, getting on the sedan chair, jumping on the screen, getting married and blessing, which is full of interest. Miao songs, sacrificial songs, wordless songs, love songs, wedding songs and toast songs are naturally smooth, which fascinates modern people.