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What is the principle of Miao people stepping on the knife mountain?

"Climbing the mountain" should be "steady, accurate and steady". Step on it with one foot firmly and don't move to avoid being cut. The key is to disinfect and stop bleeding quickly. The medicine used is a magical herb handed down from generation to generation by Tujia Nuo teachers. The prescription is unknown, but the hemostasis effect is immediate.

In reality, there is an acrobatic performance, climbing a sharp knife ladder and crossing a red-hot iron plow, but a pair of bare feet are unscathed. This is Nuo's unique skill, which is called "going up the knife and going down the fire".

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"Going up the knife mountain", also known as "going up the knife ladder", is one of the traditional sports that Miao people love, and it is also the most thrilling and incredible activity among many traditional sports of Miao people, which brings strong visual impact to the audience. Whenever there is a new year or a major festival, there are warriors performing. Performers dressed in national costumes went into battle barefoot and shirtless, grasping the silvery and chilly blade with both hands and climbing up step by step.

The knife ladder consists of an iron column with a height of12m, 36 sets of extremely sharp steel knives and 3 steel forks with cold light at the top. During the whole performance on Daoshan Mountain, the performers should perform all kinds of difficult and thrilling aerial movements such as "Golden Rooster Independence", "Standing on the Stand", "Hanging the knife with one arm", "Hanging the golden hook upside down" and "Ape Out of the Hole" on the knife ladder. The audience has been screaming, but the warrior looks natural, if you take the flat ladder.

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