Ethnic customs in Leishan, Guizhou

Leshan County, mainly Miao ethnic flavor is rich, simple and elegant, rich in extremely far-reaching cultural connotations, known as the Miao ethnic cultural center. Leishan County, the Miao construction, clothing, customs, songs and dances, musical instruments, crafts and so on still retains the traditional, ancient, original rich cultural connotations, is a living textbook of the history and culture of the Miao. Miao villages are built along the mountains and water, and the foot-hanging buildings are unique. There are three major dances of the Miao in Leishan County: copper drum dance, wood drum dance, and lusheng dance; three major songs: Miao Fei Song, Beifu Song (Miao narrative epic), and Youfang Song; three major festivals: Climbing Festival, Eating New Festival, and Drum Zang (Year of the Miao) Festival; three major competitions: Bullfighting, Cockfighting, and Birdfighting; and three major traditional handicrafts: silver ornaments, batiks, and embroidery. Walking into Leishan, you can see Tang Dynasty hairstyles, Song Dynasty costumes, Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings, Wei and Jin Dynasty legacies, and will enjoy a condensed history of the development of China's farming civilization.