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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.

Tujia Tima Divine Songs
Tujia Tima Divine Songs
🗓️ 2009-10-23 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Tima is a Tujia word, commonly known as Tulaosi, meaning "one who worships gods.
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Zhangjiajie Folk Dance: Zhanggu Dance
Zhangjiajie Folk Dance: Zhanggu Dance
🗓️ 2009-06-06 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Zhanggu Dance is a unique ethnic dance of the Bai people in Sangzhi County, Zhan
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Ancient Tujia Ritual Art in Zhangjiajie: Eight-Treasure Bronze Bell Dance
Ancient Tujia Ritual Art in Zhangjiajie: Eight-Treasure Bronze Bell Dance
🗓️ 2009-06-06 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
This is an ancient sacrificial dance of the Tujia people. Legend says the Eight
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Tujia Folk Art in Zhangjiajie: Daliuzi
Tujia Folk Art in Zhangjiajie: Daliuzi
🗓️ 2009-06-06 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Daliuzi, commonly called "da jiahuo," is a unique folk instrumental music of the
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Zhangjiajie Folk Art: Three-Stick Drum
Zhangjiajie Folk Art: Three-Stick Drum
🗓️ 2009-06-05 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Sanbanggu, called Sanzhanggu in the Tang Dynasty, was introduced to Zhangjiajie
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Zhangjiajie Folk Performance Art: Weigu
Zhangjiajie Folk Performance Art: Weigu
🗓️ 2009-06-05 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Weigu (including suona). Also called daliuzi or da paigu, it is an indispensable
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Zhangjiajie Folk Performing Art: Yugu
Zhangjiajie Folk Performing Art: Yugu
🗓️ 2009-06-05 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Among folk performing arts, yugu is the most popular form of entertainment singi
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Arts and Crafts of Zhangjiajie
Arts and Crafts of Zhangjiajie
🗓️ 2009-06-05 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Zhangjiajie crafts mainly include brocade, embroidery, bamboo weaving, and stone
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Zhangjiajie Folk Performing Art: Flower Drum
Zhangjiajie Folk Performing Art: Flower Drum
🗓️ 2009-06-05 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Miao flower drum originated in the Tang Dynasty and has a history of over a thou
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Xilankapu: The Beautiful Story of Tujia Culture in Zhangjiajie
Xilankapu: The Beautiful Story of Tujia Culture in Zhangjiajie
🗓️ 2009-06-04 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
In the Tujia language, 'Xilankapu' refers to Tujia brocade. 'Xilan' means 'quilt
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Zhangjiajie's Ancient and Mysterious 'Nuo' Culture
Zhangjiajie's Ancient and Mysterious 'Nuo' Culture
🗓️ 2009-06-04 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
'Nuo,' according to Ciyuan, originally refers to rituals of welcoming gods and d
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Zhangjiajie Yangxi Opera: Emerging from Shamanic and Chu Traditions
Zhangjiajie Yangxi Opera: Emerging from Shamanic and Chu Traditions
🗓️ 2009-06-04 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Zhangjiajie Yangxi Opera, commonly known as 'Yanghualiu,' arose in a region that
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Zhangjiajie Gaohuadeng: A Living Fossil in Chinese Dance History
Zhangjiajie Gaohuadeng: A Living Fossil in Chinese Dance History
🗓️ 2009-06-04 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Gaohuadeng, also known as Gaohuangdeng, is a dance with strong ethnic characteri
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Maogusi and Baishou Dance in Zhangjiajie: Lifting the Veil on the Mysterious Tujia Ancestors
Maogusi and Baishou Dance in Zhangjiajie: Lifting the Veil on the Mysterious Tujia Ancestors
🗓️ 2009-06-04 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
'Maogusi and Baishou Dance' is a primitive theatrical form in which the Tujia pe
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Zhangjiajie Ethnic Martial Arts
Zhangjiajie Ethnic Martial Arts
🗓️ 2009-01-13 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
The Tujia people value martial prowess as an age-old tradition. Hongjiaguan in S
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Zhangjiajie Ethnic Song and Dance
Zhangjiajie Ethnic Song and Dance
🗓️ 2009-01-13 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Gaohuadeng is a dance with strong ethnic characteristics popular in the Yuangupi
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Mengpa: The Tujia People's Auspicious Charm
Mengpa: The Tujia People's Auspicious Charm
🗓️ 2013-08-19 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Mengpa: The Tujia People's Auspicious Charm. When a Tujia girl marries, she wear
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A Bai Custom in Zhangjiajie: Leading a Goat on One's Birthday
A Bai Custom in Zhangjiajie: Leading a Goat on One's Birthday
🗓️ 2013-04-23 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
'Sixty is old, seventy is rare.' In some Bai areas of Zhangjiajie, once a person
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Maogusi Geography and Chu Geography
Maogusi Geography and Chu Geography
🗓️ 2012-10-17 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Culture is created by humans; wherever there are people, there is culture. Human
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Maogusi in Tutuping Village, Jiashi Township, Longshan County
Maogusi in Tutuping Village, Jiashi Township, Longshan County
🗓️ 2012-10-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Today Maogusi is mainly found in Longshan, Yongshun, Baojing, and Guzhang counti
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Maogusi in Laotian Village, Longtou Town, Longshan County
Maogusi in Laotian Village, Longtou Town, Longshan County
🗓️ 2012-10-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 2: Maogusi in Laotian Village, Longtou Town, Longshan County. Longtou To
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The Geographic Location of Maogusi's Origin
The Geographic Location of Maogusi's Origin
🗓️ 2012-10-15 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Section 2: The Geographic Environment of Maogusi's Origin. Every human culture h
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A Study of the Names of Maogusi (Part One)
A Study of the Names of Maogusi (Part One)
🗓️ 2012-08-03 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Maogusi has many names, which fall into two major categories: Tujia-language nam
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A Study of the Names of Maogusi (Part Two)
A Study of the Names of Maogusi (Part Two)
🗓️ 2012-08-03 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Exploring the Origins of Differences in the Tujia-language Names of Maogusi. Why
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