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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.

The Chongshan People Don't Eat Eel
The Chongshan People Don't Eat Eel
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Eel stewed with lettuce is a famous Tujia dish. But the Chongshan people of Zhan
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The Nine-Segment Ox Horn
The Nine-Segment Ox Horn
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
The founding ancestor of the Tian surname in Zhangjiajie was Tian Chengman, orig
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"Yanmen Hall" and "Redbud Hall"
"Yanmen Hall" and "Redbud Hall"
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
As the principal major surname of the Tujia people, the Tian clan had two ancest
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The Wa Villagers
The Wa Villagers
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
In the area of Yuanguping Town, Yongding District, the Gong surname is most nume
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"The Ring-Bearing Sparrow's Repayment" and "Four Knowledges Declining Gold"
"The Ring-Bearing Sparrow's Repayment" and "Four Knowledges Declining Gold"
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
The Yang clan of the Tujia people had their ancestral seat in "Hongnong Commande
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The Fu Family and the Carp
The Fu Family and the Carp
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
The Fu family of Zhangjiajie was originally surnamed Fu . Legend has it that dur
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Three Catties of Yellow Wax Hiding Out
Three Catties of Yellow Wax Hiding Out
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Among the Fu, Zhang, and Mei clans of Zhangjiajie, one branch belongs to the Tuj
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Sanxiaguo (Three-Pot Stew)
Sanxiaguo (Three-Pot Stew)
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Sanxiaguo (Three-Pot Stew). Anyone visiting Zhangjiajie always asks, "What speci
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Gathering Rock Ear Fungus
Gathering Rock Ear Fungus
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Gathering Rock Ear Fungus. "Rock ear fungus stewed with chicken" is a famous Tuj
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Corn Liquor
Corn Liquor
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Corn Liquor. Long ago, an old man surnamed Xiang who grew corn at the "Hanging F
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Chenzhou Talismans
Chenzhou Talismans
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Chenzhou Talismans. At the Tujia Folk Custom Park in Zhangjiajie, a Tima shaman
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Corpse Driving
Corpse Driving
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Corpse Driving. Among the three great ancient mysteries of Xiangxi, corpse drivi
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Miao Women Casting Gu Poison
Miao Women Casting Gu Poison
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Miao Women Casting Gu Poison. The so-called "gu" first appears in historical rec
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On the Three Great Ancient Mysteries of Xiangxi
On the Three Great Ancient Mysteries of Xiangxi
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
On the Three Great Ancient Mysteries of Xiangxi. Chenzhou talismans, corpse-driv
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Chisongzi Refines Elixir at Tianmen
Chisongzi Refines Elixir at Tianmen
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Chisongzi Refines Elixir at Tianmen. Around Tianmen Mountain, sixteen peaks clus
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Sacrificing a Son to Save an Orphan
Sacrificing a Son to Save an Orphan
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Sacrificing a Son to Save an Orphan. In early July of the fifth year of Hongwu i
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Yefu Takes a Disciple
Yefu Takes a Disciple
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Yefu Takes a Disciple. Legend says Yefu was a general under Li Zicheng's rebel a
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General Liu Mingdeng and His Wife Lady Shu
General Liu Mingdeng and His Wife Lady Shu
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
General Liu Mingdeng and His Wife Lady Shu. Liu Mingdeng, courtesy name Jianqing
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Daoist Yu
Daoist Yu
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Daoist Yu. In early autumn of that year, Daoist Yu and his disciple Wu Qi were l
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The Wit of Qin Jin'ou
The Wit of Qin Jin'ou
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
The Wit of Qin Jin'ou. A certain wealthy Tian family of Xixiping, with four hund
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Du Xinyu Assigned to Assassinate Empress Dowager Cixi
Du Xinyu Assigned to Assassinate Empress Dowager Cixi
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Du Xinyu Assigned to Assassinate Empress Dowager Cixi. In the late Qing Dynasty,
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Xiangxi's Liu Sanjie — Tao Mei
Xiangxi's Liu Sanjie — Tao Mei
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Xiangxi's Liu Sanjie — Tao Mei. Xiangxi is a land of folk songs. Zhang Taomei wa
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He Long's Three Cleavers Raid the Salt Bureau
He Long's Three Cleavers Raid the Salt Bureau
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
He Long's Three Cleavers Raid the Salt Bureau. In the past, a salt tax bureau wa
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Praying for Rain at Huanglong Cave
Praying for Rain at Huanglong Cave
🗓️ 2011-04-16 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)
Praying for Rain at Huanglong Cave: In fact, Huanglong Cave has long been famous
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