Opportunities and challenges brought by the construction of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone to Guangxi minority culture

Research on the Development of Cultural Tourism Resources of Guangxi Ethnic Minorities in the Beibu Gulf Economic Circle

Foreword

Since 2005, with the comprehensive construction of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area Once launched, the "Two Corridors and One Circle" jointly created by China and Vietnam will become an important strategic measure to promote the construction of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area. Within the framework of "two corridors and one circle", the Beibu Gulf contains very rich tourism resources. At present, many tourism products such as coastal ocean, beach fitness and sports tourism, historical relic tourism, and ethnic customs tourism have been developed in Guangxi District around the Beibu Gulf Tourism Circle. This article intends to propose some strategies for developing the cultural tourism resources of Guangxi's ethnic minorities based on the investigation and study of the cultural resources of Guangxi's ethnic minorities in the Beibu Gulf Economic Circle.

1. Overview of cultural tourism resources of ethnic minorities in Guangxi in the Beibu Gulf Economic Circle

The Zhuang, Yao and Jing ethnic groups are mainly distributed in the Guangxi area of ??the Beibu Gulf Economic Circle. Counties and cities such as Yongning, Daxin, Longzhou, Napo, Jingxi, Pingxiang, and Shangsi are the areas where Zhuang people live, and the Zhuang people account for more than 90% of the total population. The Jing nationality is one of the ethnic minorities with the smallest population among the 56 ethnic groups in my country, with a current population of 19,000. They are mainly distributed in the "Three Jing Islands" in the Beibu Gulf - Wutou, Wanwei and Shanxin. The three islands of the Kinh ethnic group face Vietnam across the sea. The Kinh ethnic group and the Kinh ethnic group (Vietnamese), the main ethnic group in Vietnam, are homologous ethnic groups living across the border. The Yao people live scattered in various towns and villages in the Shiwan Mountain area of ??Fangchenggang. The Guangxi region of the Beibu Gulf Economic Circle is rich in ethnic minority customs and contains many valuable and exploitable ethnic cultural tourism resources, such as architectural culture, clothing and food, festivals, folk crafts, singing and dancing arts, etc.

(1) Architectural Culture

Most of the Zhuang folk houses are "ganlan style" buildings, and some have built watchtowers, terraced buildings or terraces, etc. The structure is reasonable and practical, and is suitable for the hot and rainy weather in the south. climatic and environmental characteristics. Most of the houses of the Yao people are "ganlan barrier" houses. Although they are simple and simple, most of them are close to the mountains and adapted to local conditions. The traditional housing of the Jing people is the "rail house". The "rail house" retains the legacy of Baiyue's "ganlan" style architecture. "Hating" is another scenic spot for the Jing people. It not only enshrines the most worshiped deity of the whole village, as well as the ancestral tablets of each family, but the Ha Festival, the most solemn traditional festival of the Jing people, is also held here.

(2) Food culture

The bamboo tube rice, lettuce-wrapped rice, and five-color glutinous rice of the Zhuang people are famous both inside and outside the area; the catfish juice of the Jing people is bright yellow in color and delicious, and is a must-have for the Jing people every day. The high-quality condiments are sold well in Southeast Asian countries and generate considerable income. Shanxin Village is known as the "Hometown of Catfish Juice".

(3) Clothing Culture

Zhuang men wear collarless shorts, wide-leg trousers, and long scarves; women wear collarless shorts with embroidered lace. Wear trousers underneath, a skirt with white lace on the outside, and an embroidered scarf on the head. Zhuang men's solid-color embroidered shoes with pointed toes and raised heads, women's "new-ear shoes" and wooden shoes for both men and women, etc., all have national and local characteristics. The Jing nationality's clothing has its own unique beauty, consisting of a double-breasted collarless top and black or brown loose-fitting trousers. The earrings, bracelets and silver medals worn by Yao women also have unique ethnic characteristics.

(4) Festival Culture

The Zhuang Nationality March 3 Song Festival is a grand traditional festival for the Zhuang people. Every year on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, young men and women from hundreds of miles around wear People in festive costumes gather together to sing folk songs. During the March 3rd Song Festival, activities such as setting up a colorful tent, setting up a singing platform, throwing hydrangeas, touching red eggs, choosing a good partner, and setting off fireworks are held. The Ha Festival of the Jing people is one of the most solemn and lively traditional festivals of the year for the Jing people. "Ha" or "Sing Ha" means singing in Beijing dialect. The Ha Festival is a song festival, and the Ha Festival is held in the "Ha Pavilion". The specific date of the Ha Festival varies from place to place. Wanwei and Wutou fall on the 10th day of the sixth lunar month, while Shanxin falls on the 10th day of the eighth lunar month. The festival usually lasts for three days, lasting all night long to entertain gods and people. During the Ha Festival, men, women, old and young in the village dressed in new clothes, gathered in Ha Ting to hold a series of activities such as welcoming gods, worshiping ancestors, and singing Ha. The Panwang Festival of the Yao people is a grand traditional festival for the Yao people to commemorate their ancestors. The Yao people believe in "King Pan" or "King Pangu" as the ancestor of their nation. Every year on the 16th day of the 10th lunar month, material exchanges, product exhibitions and various cultural and sports performances and competitions are held during the festival, which attracts many spectators and is an unprecedented event.