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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.

Reading Xiangxi (Sangongqiao Chapter I)
Reading Xiangxi (Sangongqiao Chapter I)
🗓️ 2011-12-19 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Sangongqiao Chapter: On the road to Fenghuang. From Jishou to Fenghuang is an ho
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Reading Xiangxi (Sangongqiao Chapter II)
Reading Xiangxi (Sangongqiao Chapter II)
🗓️ 2011-12-19 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Miao people living in Jishou and Fenghuang retain many traditional customs. Besi
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Reading Xiangxi (Sangongqiao III)
Reading Xiangxi (Sangongqiao III)
🗓️ 2011-12-19 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Chanting Scriptures: Fu, Bi, Xing. I did not obtain from this old man — his face
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Reading Xiangxi (Phoenix Town I)
Reading Xiangxi (Phoenix Town I)
🗓️ 2011-12-19 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
From Sangongqiao to Fenghuang (County Town). The drive from Sangongqiao to Fengh
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Reading Xiangxi (Phoenix Town II)
Reading Xiangxi (Phoenix Town II)
🗓️ 2011-12-19 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
The Tuo River Winds Around Fenghuang Day and Night. Only when one leafs through
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Reading Xiangxi (Phoenix Town III)
Reading Xiangxi (Phoenix Town III)
🗓️ 2011-12-19 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Former Residence of Xiong Xiling. Xiong Xiling (1870–1937), courtesy name Bingsa
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Reading Xiangxi (Phoenix Town IV)
Reading Xiangxi (Phoenix Town IV)
🗓️ 2011-12-19 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
"King of Xiangxi" Chen Quzhen. In Fenghuang today, the only remaining site conne
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Reading Xiangxi (Phoenix Town V)
Reading Xiangxi (Phoenix Town V)
🗓️ 2011-12-19 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Duocui Tower. Beside Huilong Pavilion stands the villa Huang Yongyu built in Fen
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Reading Xiangxi (Chadong)
Reading Xiangxi (Chadong)
🗓️ 2011-12-19 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
In Search of Cuicui — A Dream of a Journey to Xiangxi. Cuicui is not a person in
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Reading Xiangxi (Furong Town)
Reading Xiangxi (Furong Town)
🗓️ 2011-12-19 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
A Scene Passed in Haste. Furong Town is a place I missed. That day I was wanderi
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Reading Xiangxi (Jishou Chapter)
Reading Xiangxi (Jishou Chapter)
🗓️ 2011-05-15 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Jishou Chapter: Jishou Street. The streets have little shade and much dust, crow
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New Perspectives on Miao History and Culture in the Li River Basin of Zhangjiajie
New Perspectives on Miao History and Culture in the Li River Basin of Zhangjiajie
🗓️ 2009-09-29 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
The Li River basin has been a place where Tujia and Miao peoples have lived toge
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Zhangjiajie Cultural Heritage: Folk Literature
Zhangjiajie Cultural Heritage: Folk Literature
🗓️ 2009-06-05 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
The folk literature widely circulated in Zhangjiajie consists mainly of improvis
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