Folkways and customs of Sijie Town

Sijie Township in the territory of the main inhabitants of the Han, Yi and Mongolian three major ethnic groups, Han as the main ethnic group. Yi accounted for 7.1%, living in the four Zhai Village Committee; Mongolia accounted for 0.33%, living in the village of the Bay, with a profound ethnic folk culture. In the Ming Dynasty, a large number of Jiangnan disciples with the army to the territory of the "garrison", the advanced production technology into the Central Plains, so that the rapid development of local culture. The singing activities such as Dragon Lanterns, Dihui, Opera, Stilt Walkers and Stilt Lions imported from Jiangnan began to appear in the territory. In May 2006, the village was listed in the first batch of intangible cultural heritage protection catalog of Yunnan Province as "the hometown of traditional ethnic and folk culture". The high platform of Qijie Village is famous for "strange", "dangerous" and "show" in the whole province. In October, 2006, the high platform team of Qijie Village performed in the eighth folk high platform art exhibition, "Qihu Joyful Song" and "Hanging Wang Daolin". and "Hanging Wang Daolin" won the "Eighth China Folk Literature and Art Award - Folk Art Performance Award (Folk Ceremony Performance)" Excellent Finalist Award. The unique skill of the high-footed lion in Shibanjie is famous for its "high", "dangerous" and "strange"; the two dragons in Gong Yang Village dance out the life and festivities; the four Zhai Eco-Yi villages, the passionate torches and the enthusiastic dancers, and the "Sikai Eco-Yi Village", the "Sikai Eco-Yi Village". The torch, enthusiastic dance, warmly welcome guests from all directions.