A brief introduction to the night view of Xijiang Miao village

In this way, the night view and morning light of Qianhu Miao Village can't be missed. More than 20 kilometers away from Xijiang River, there is a place called Langde Miao Village. Compared with thousands of Miao villages, there are only 100 households here, which is quite small, so it is little known and there are fewer tourists. But in Guizhou's view, it is also a Miao village, and the beautiful diaojiao building is built on the mountain. Until now, people here still rely on primitive farming and making handicrafts to earn income. The life of the Miao people in Langde is more like a microcosm of thousands of families in Xijiang, and it still retains the original ecological, simple and quiet Miao life. Compared with Xijiang, I think it is more beautiful and pure.

In fact, there are also ethnic minorities who worship Miao Village. When you walk into the village, you may see it from a distance. Maybe dozens of scattered families. The conditions here may be a little worse than the first two. Because it is far away, it is not convenient to come by car and stay with local families.

As the saying goes, "Stand high and see far". From the observation deck, you can see the panoramic view of Xijiang Miao Village. You can see the Baishui River passing through the village, and the wooden floors of the diaojiao building are stacked, which gives people a shocking feeling at first glance! Many people are curious about why Miao people like to build their houses halfway up the mountain. In fact, it's not that Miao people like living in the mountains, but because Miao people don't build houses on flat land at will. Miao people are farming people, and they can only survive on cultivated land. In this mountainous area of Guizhou, the flat land is very precious. Therefore, in order to occupy less cultivated land, local people built diaojiao buildings on steep slopes where rice could not be planted, which is why we see this scene today.

Speaking of Diaojiaolou, we have to mention that it is a treasure of national architectural art. Diaojiaolou is a form of residential architecture owned by many ethnic minorities, and the biggest feature of Miao Diaojiaolou is that there are benches in the spacious and bright corridor on the second floor. In Miao language, it is called "Dao Geng Xi" or "Geng Xi Zi", and outsiders named it Ren Mei, because Miao women usually like to pick flowers and embroider on it. Generally speaking, the first floor of a diaojiao building is generally used for raising livestock and placing production equipment, the second floor is used for living, and the third floor is basically used for storing food. There are many diaojiao buildings in Miao Village of Xijiang River, and their architectural skills have been included in the provincial intangible cultural heritage.

Fengyu Bridge, which is the Fengyu Bridge in Xijiang Miao Village, is different from the traditional baohulu roof of Dongfeng Fengyu Bridge and highlights the characteristics of Miao architecture. You can see benches on both sides of the bridge. This architectural form not only provides shelter from the wind and rain, but also allows you to sit on it and enjoy the cool. In addition, it is also the first choice for Miao young men and women to date. In fact, the rain bridge also has a very important function. Can you see the words "bridgehead"? This is a homophonic Chinese character of "Jiu Lang Om" in Miao language, which literally translates as "Huilong Bridge", meaning dragon blocking the river.

We have all heard that "the mountain is not high and the fairy is famous; The water is not deep, but we also know that dragons are not real creatures. In fact, dragons represent many meanings. Here, it is synonymous with Feng Shui. We see that the whole Xijiang Miao village is surrounded by a river. Miao people think that the bigger the inlet, the better the feng shui. In order to avoid the leakage of Feng Shui, it is necessary to build a bridge to accommodate Feng Shui. This is ".

Youfang Street, we can see many silver shops. Silver ornaments are indispensable decorations for Miao women. Silver combs, silver flowers, tapiscia sinensis, waist chains, earrings, bells, silver horns and other silver ornaments are exquisite in craftsmanship, simple in shape and delicate in texture, representing the highest level of Miao silverware craftsmanship. Every Miao woman who is going to get married, her parents should prepare a whole set of clothes. Strictly speaking, the heaviest silver accessories can be as much as 6 kilograms!

In front of everyone is the Miao parents' table banquet, which is the highest form and grand etiquette of the Miao banquet and has a history of thousands of years. Miao compatriots celebrate the Year of Miao, marry women, hold a full moon wine and hold a village friendship banquet. The highest reception standard is a long table banquet. Every time there is a "long table banquet" in the village, every household will move out of the table and bench and follow Zhaizi Street for hundreds of meters like a solitaire. The battle is almost endless. Banquet tables usually display the most distinctive local delicacies, such as sour soup fish, pickled fish, Wang Miao fish, bacon, sausage, spicy chicken, chicken porridge and so on. These are the most abundant dishes to entertain guests. Of course, if you think these big fish and meat are too greasy, I recommend you to try sour soup and rice tofu, or casserole powder. But in normal times, the daily diet of Miao people is mostly vegetarian dishes, as well as some wild vegetables and home-cooked dishes.

There is a song circulating in Leishan, Guizhou Province, which says, "When you come to Miao Township, you should drink first, if you like it, you should drink it all, if you like one cup, you should not like three cups ...". This is Miao Village's famous "mountain stream" wine.

Hidden in the mountains, Miao Zhai's diaojiao building pours down from the mountains like a waterfall. Bamboo yellow houses and dark gray roofs are dotted with green trees. Uniquely, it is surrounded by mountain terraces. People have realized the connotation of this nation from this stable aesthetic accumulation.