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

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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.

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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 Historical Background of Maogusi's Origin

The Historical Background of Maogusi's Origin

🗓️ 2012-10-15 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

Every cultural phenomenon arises from certain soil, and Maogusi is no exception—

The Cultural Environment of Maogusi's Origin (Part 1)

The Cultural Environment of Maogusi's Origin (Part 1)

🗓️ 2012-10-15 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

Section 3: The Cultural Environment of Maogusi's Origin. Put plainly, Maogusi gr

The Cultural Environment of Maogusi's Origin (Part 2)

The Cultural Environment of Maogusi's Origin (Part 2)

🗓️ 2012-10-15 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

Some now call wu broadly 'wuxue' (the study of wu) and divide it into five parts

The Cultural Environment of Maogusi's Origin (Part 3)

The Cultural Environment of Maogusi's Origin (Part 3)

🗓️ 2012-10-15 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

3. Tima Ritual Procedures (selected): 1. Calming the gods—the Tima faces the div

The Cultural Environment of Maogusi's Origin (Part 4)

The Cultural Environment of Maogusi's Origin (Part 4)

🗓️ 2012-10-15 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

Wu and Tujia Maogusi. For a time, wu was both a mode of behavior and a mode of t

The Cultural Environment of Maogusi's Origin (Part 5)

The Cultural Environment of Maogusi's Origin (Part 5)

🗓️ 2012-10-15 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

The Classic of Mountains and Seas records: 'East of Kaiming are Wu Peng, Wu Di,

The Cultural Environment of Maogusi's Origin (Part 6)

The Cultural Environment of Maogusi's Origin (Part 6)

🗓️ 2012-10-15 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

The deities of Maogusi are dual in nature. Before performing Maogusi, one must f

Studies of Maogusi (Part One)

Studies of Maogusi (Part One)

🗓️ 2012-08-01 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

Maogusi is mainly distributed in Tujia mountain villages where the Tujia languag

Studies of Maogusi (Part Two)

Studies of Maogusi (Part Two)

🗓️ 2012-08-01 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

Before the Grand Hand-waving Dance begins, the Tima ritual master divides the va

A Brief History of the Tujia—Religious Beliefs

A Brief History of the Tujia—Religious Beliefs

🗓️ 2012-07-18 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

Section Three: Religious Beliefs. According to historical records and folk legen

A Brief History of the Tujia—Promotion and Innovation of Traditional Tujia Culture (Part One)

A Brief History of the Tujia—Promotion and Innovation of Traditional Tujia Culture (Part One)

🗓️ 2012-07-18 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

Section Four: Promotion and Innovation of Traditional Tujia Culture. To promote

A Brief History of the Tujia—Promotion and Innovation of Traditional Tujia Culture (Part Two)

A Brief History of the Tujia—Promotion and Innovation of Traditional Tujia Culture (Part Two)

🗓️ 2012-07-18 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

II. Main Features of the Transformation of Traditional Tujia Culture. After the

A Brief History of the Tujia—Tujia Culture in the Socialist Period (Part One)

A Brief History of the Tujia—Tujia Culture in the Socialist Period (Part One)

🗓️ 2012-07-17 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

Section Three: Tujia Culture in the Socialist Period. I. Innovation of Tujia Cul

A Brief History of the Tujia—Tujia Culture in the Socialist Period (Part Two)

A Brief History of the Tujia—Tujia Culture in the Socialist Period (Part Two)

🗓️ 2012-07-17 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

II. The Modernization of Tujia Culture After Reform and Opening Up. Tujia cultur

A Brief History of the Tujia—Folk Literature and Folk Art (Part One)

A Brief History of the Tujia—Folk Literature and Folk Art (Part One)

🗓️ 2012-07-17 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

Chapter Seven: The Traditional Culture of the Tujia. Culture is the soul of a pe

A Brief History of the Tujia—Folk Literature and Folk Art (Part Two)

A Brief History of the Tujia—Folk Literature and Folk Art (Part Two)

🗓️ 2012-07-17 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

II. Folk Art. The Tujia are a people of the south skilled in song and dance, and

A Brief History of the Tujia—Living Customs (Part One)

A Brief History of the Tujia—Living Customs (Part One)

🗓️ 2012-07-17 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

Section Two: Living Customs. In the long course of mountain agriculture, the Tuj

A Brief History of the Tujia—Living Customs (Part Two)

A Brief History of the Tujia—Living Customs (Part Two)

🗓️ 2012-07-17 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

II. Marriage and Funeral Customs. Historically, Tujia marriage customs underwent

A Brief History of the Tujia—Living Customs (Part Three)

A Brief History of the Tujia—Living Customs (Part Three)

🗓️ 2012-07-17 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

III. Customary Law and Taboos. The Tujia also developed certain customary laws i

A Brief History of the Tujia: Tujia Culture Around the War of Resistance

A Brief History of the Tujia: Tujia Culture Around the War of Resistance

🗓️ 2012-07-16 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

Section 3: Tujia Culture Around the War of Resistance — During this period, scho

A Brief History of the Tujia: The Tujia in the Early Years of New China (Part 1)

A Brief History of the Tujia: The Tujia in the Early Years of New China (Part 1)

🗓️ 2012-07-16 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

Chapter 6: The Socialist Period — Section 1: The Tujia in the Early Years of New

A Brief History of the Tujia: The Tujia in the Early Years of New China (Part 2)

A Brief History of the Tujia: The Tujia in the Early Years of New China (Part 2)

🗓️ 2012-07-16 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

II. Politics in Tujia Areas in the Early Years of New China — (1) The Struggle t

A Brief History of the Tujia: The Tujia in the Early Years of New China (Part 3)

A Brief History of the Tujia: The Tujia in the Early Years of New China (Part 3)

🗓️ 2012-07-16 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

III. The Economy of Tujia Areas in the Early Years of New China — Due to imperia

A Brief History of the Tujia: The Tujia in the Early Years of New China (Part 4)

A Brief History of the Tujia: The Tujia in the Early Years of New China (Part 4)

🗓️ 2012-07-16 📄 Source：Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Specialties / Food / Folk Customs)

IV. Social Development in Tujia Areas in the Early Years of New China — After th