Introduction to the customs and characteristics of Dong nationality in Guizhou

Dong folk culture and art are rich and colorful, and Dong poetry is rigorous in rhythm, wide in subject matter, healthy and clear in artistic conception and vivid in metaphor. Lyric songs are beautiful and delicate, sincere and enthusiastic; The ballad is euphemistic and tortuous, with profound implications, which is a valuable cultural heritage of the Dong people.

2. Music

Dong people are good at music and singing, and have a lofty position in the social life of Dong people. It has become a social habit that old people teach songs, young people sing, young people learn songs, and singers pass songs on from generation to generation. Dong folk songs, pipa songs and roadblock songs are outstanding representatives of Dong music.

Step 3 dance

Dong dance includes Lusheng dance, Wu Ye dance, dragon dance and lion dance. Lusheng dance has a variety of tunes, including Fish Leaping, Cockfighting, Panlong and so on 10. After the autumn, thousands of Lusheng dancers spread all over dozens of villages in Fiona Fang, and the audience reached tens of thousands.

4. Dong Opera

Dong Opera is a kind of opera with unique style, which was produced in Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty. Dong Opera has simple dance steps, simple movements and diverse tunes, which was initiated by Wu Wencai (about 1798- 1845) in Ladong, Liping, Guizhou, with a history of more than 100 years. So far, there are nearly 500 folk troupes and nearly a thousand traditional and modern dramas.

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Customs and habits of the Dong people:

1, Dong costumes are diverse, with different decorations at different ages and seasons, including left, right and double; There are cloth buttons, copper buttons and silver buttons; There are pants and skirts; Like green, blue, black and white; There are headdresses, neck ornaments, chest ornaments, waist ornaments, hand ornaments, foot ornaments and so on.

2. Dong people's dietary customs are very distinctive. Dong people take rice as their staple food, and also eat millet, corn, wheat, sorghum and potatoes, but they usually eat them in a mixture to adjust their tastes.

3. The villages where Dong people live are characterized by mountains and rivers. Dong village is generally located in the mountainous area, surrounded by terraced fields, with a long stream at the foot and towering trees at the end of the village. There are six or seven hundred large Dong villages and twenty or thirty small ones.

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