Grass marking before drinking! Why does it need to be so complicated to drink water on the hills of the Hmong people?

There are three reasons why the Hmong people hit the grass markers before going up the mountain to drink water, besides - to be able to keep a marker for going up the mountain. It is only when you hit the grass mark that you can prevent conflicts with people. The tender represents one's authority!

Going up the mountain to make a good mark

In the Miao area of Yunnan, in order to go to the mountain to drink water, everyone must hit the grass mark for going up the mountain, which is the common sign we have, because the long-term mark can lay a foundation for those who come up from behind, because after the person in front of them goes up, because of the distance, it is difficult for the person behind to see the footprints made by the person in front of them. The trail, in case of going the wrong way may not be able to find the water source is small, can not return home is big!

Mutual help.

So he searched for the mark left by the former road people to look for, so that he can also find a water source to drink or bring water back, and bring water back, will also be the same left behind the sign, that is, down the mountain of the grass markers, which is a kind of mutual help, the performance of the promotion of each other. After all, in the mountains, or in the middle of the forest, the water source is very difficult to find, and the markers will sometimes be destroyed by the rain, and even by wild beasts!

Represents an authority.

It can be said that in the Miao region of Yunnan, the marks marked by different people, or what we call grass markers, are completely different, because different markers and markers often symbolize a person's personal situation; there are some marks that are more detailed, which indicate that the person is a more careful person, and there are some marks that are more obvious, which indicate that the person is a greatly generous People, whether it is a generous person, or thinking comprehensively, for them this kind of mark is on behalf of their authority!