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Local Specialties, Food & Folk Customs

Local specialties, food and folk customs of Zhangjiajie and Xiangxi (sources noted per article).

About This Column

This column gathers local produce and folk culture of Zhangjiajie and Xiangxi, covering local specialties, local food, local legends, folk arts, folk customs and ethnic history & culture, for reference on local food, produce and the cultures of the Tujia and Miao peoples.

Sources & credibility

This column is compiled from public source material and is local-culture/historical in nature; some price, business and statistical data may reflect earlier years. For specialties purchasing and dining, please refer to the latest notices of the merchants. Each article notes its source and date; legends and folk-custom accounts are local historical lore, provided for cultural reference.

Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Political System Culture (III)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Political System Culture (III)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 3: The Baojia System. The baojia system was a grassroots social manageme
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Economic System Culture (I)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Economic System Culture (I)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Chapter 2: Economic System Culture. This chapter discusses the Tujia economic sy
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Economic System Culture (II)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Economic System Culture (II)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 2: Economic System Culture during the Jimi Prefecture and Chieftain Peri
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Economic System Culture (III)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Economic System Culture (III)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 3: Economic System Culture during the 'Gaitu Guiliu' Period. In the earl
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Military System Culture (I)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Military System Culture (I)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Chapter 3: Military System Culture. This chapter explores the military system of
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Military System Culture (II)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Military System Culture (II)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 2: The Tujia Army System. From the Song Dynasty through the Yuan and Min
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Military System Culture (III)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Military System Culture (III)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 3: Military Training System of the Tujia Army. Through long-term militar
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Education System Culture (I)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Education System Culture (I)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Chapter 4: Education System Culture. Any ethnic group, based on the need for ove
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Education System Culture (II)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Education System Culture (II)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 2: Educational Content and Methods. In terms of content and purpose, anc
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Education System Culture (III)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Education System Culture (III)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 3: Basic Characteristics of Ancient Tujia Education. Ancient Tujia educa
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Marriage System Culture (I)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Marriage System Culture (I)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Chapter 5: Marriage System Culture. Marriage and family are social forms that em
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Marriage System Culture (II)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Marriage System Culture (II)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 2: Marriage Procedures. Any marriage procedure is governed and influence
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Marriage System Culture (III: Marriage Customs)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Marriage System Culture (III: Marriage Customs)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 3: Marriage Customs. Changes in any marriage system or form cannot escap
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Marriage System Culture (III: Family Types)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Marriage System Culture (III: Family Types)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
1. Family Types. Old-style Tujia families can be roughly divided into two types:
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Religious System Culture (I)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Religious System Culture (I)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Chapter 6: Religious System Culture. In Tujia areas, influenced by cultural trad
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Religious System Culture (II)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Religious System Culture (II)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 2: Religious Activities. Religious activities are the external expressio
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Religious System Culture (III)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Religious System Culture (III)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 3: Religious Practitioners. Religion is a social activity, so organizati
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Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Funeral System Culture (I)
Study of Institutional Culture in Ancient Tujia Society—Funeral System Culture (I)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Chapter 7: Funeral System Culture. In ancient Tujia society, the funeral system
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Studies of Tujia Ancient Social System and Culture — Funeral System Culture (Part 2)
Studies of Tujia Ancient Social System and Culture — Funeral System Culture (Part 2)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 2: Funeral Rites. Before 'gaitu guiliu,' Tujia funeral rites were presid
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Studies of Tujia Ancient Social System and Culture — Funeral System Culture (Part 3)
Studies of Tujia Ancient Social System and Culture — Funeral System Culture (Part 3)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Funeral activities also served to strengthen clan cohesion. In the Tujia view, f
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Studies of Tujia Ancient Social System and Culture — Clan System Culture (Part 1)
Studies of Tujia Ancient Social System and Culture — Clan System Culture (Part 1)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Chapter 8: Clan System Culture. In ancient Chinese society, the clan was once a
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Studies of Tujia Ancient Social System and Culture — Clan System Culture (Part 2)
Studies of Tujia Ancient Social System and Culture — Clan System Culture (Part 2)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 2: The Social Functions of the Clan. Over the long course of Tujia histo
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Studies of Tujia Ancient Social System and Culture — Clan System Culture (Part 3)
Studies of Tujia Ancient Social System and Culture — Clan System Culture (Part 3)
🗓️ 2012-05-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 3: The Influence of Clan Organizations on Tujia Rural Governance. For tr
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The Tujia — Ethnic Origins and Historical Evolution
The Tujia — Ethnic Origins and Historical Evolution
🗓️ 2011-12-23 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
III. Ethnic Origins and Historical Evolution. Origins and Evolution. The Tujia a
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