Guizhou Xishui Tihe Scenic Area: Admire Thousands of Lotus Ponds, Explore Colorful Miao Villages, and Enjoy Passionate Melodies

Guizhou's Xishui Tihe Scenic Area: Admire Thousands of Lotus Ponds, Explore Colorful Miao Villages, and Enjoy Passionate Melodies

Recently, reporters interviewed in Xishui County, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, and learned that in recent years, several villages in Sanmu Town, including Jiaogou, have successively obtained ‘Most Charming Ethnic Village and Township’, ‘Provincial Model for Ethnic Unity and Progress’, ‘Chinese Minority Ethnic Village’, ‘Chinese Minority Legal Demonstration Village’ and ‘Guizhou Ethnic Minority Characteristic Village’ and other honors, from a little-known village and township, it has become a tourist resort known throughout the world.

The village of Tihe, with its red soil, green mountains and clear waters, is a corner of the Miao ethnic village.

The ancient Miao people, the culture of red Miao, charming village.

Jiaogou residents live in an ancient ethnic group – Red Miao. Red Miao is a branch of the Miao ethnic group, originating from the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and entering the country as late as the Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. They are identified by the clothes they wear, particularly among women, and their headwear is red, their clothing, wraps, and skirts are all red, which is called Red Miao, and they also live in Red Miao, meaning to pursue peace and a better life, and have lofty ideals.

The unique Red Miao culture and unique Red Miao dwellings have made Jiaogou a ‘Chinese Minority Characteristic Village’ and ‘Guizhou’s Most Charming Ethnic Village.’

Red Miao Drum Dance

The long-standing dance, passionate melody, and superb skills

Foot-Dancing: In Xishui Miao compatriots, it is called ‘twist and dance’, Miao young men and women often perform foot-dancing in wedding and festival activities, in groups of two or four, or multiple groups can perform together. Performing while synchronizing to bamboo flute and drum accompaniment, foot-dancing is a representation of individual dance skills shown by Miao young men and women, reflecting the unity and strength of the Miao people’s children.

Bamboo Pole Dance: Bamboo Pole Dance is a dance created by Miao people in their production and life, mainly reflecting the Miao people’s spirit of solidarity and mutual aid when appreciating the beauty of nature and taking care of opening and closing, and being in harmony.

Embroidery: Miao embroidery has a long history, unique ethnic style and technique, mainly using single-needle embroidery, and the objects embroidered are mostly household items. Generally, red and white cotton or silk are used as the base, and patterns are drawn or pasted on them. Based on the content of the pattern, various silk threads are matched to embroider, creating a colorful effect, reflecting the beautiful nature of Miao women and their ingenuity.

Bamboo Flute: Bamboo flute is a symbol of the Miao culture. The Miao bamboo flute combines the three elements of music, lyrics and dance during performance, and maintains the original and rustic characteristics of Miao ethnic art and culture.

High Mountain and Clear Stream Respecting Guests’ Wine

Special delicacies, primitive flavors, and complete enjoyment

When you come to Jiaogou, in addition to admiring local Red Miao dances and listening to beautiful music, tasting food is also a must, otherwise it’s a regret.

Miao Sour Fish: This is a dish summarized by Miao people over a long period of time. The taste of Miao sour fish is complete with five flavors of spicy, hot, sour, fresh and fragrant, and its production method is simple, delicious and easy to eat, and it's appetizing after eating, and its flavor is fresh and delicious.

Miao people love to eat sour food, and there’s a saying in the Miao villages in Guizhou: ‘If you don’t eat sour for three days, you’ll run around with a hoop.’ In sour dishes, Miao sour fish is the most famous.

Miao Barrier Wine

Miao Chicken Three Eats

The soil in Tihe has cultivated a breeding farm with livestock and poultry. Chicken meat is the best source of high-quality protein, and chicken meat has a sweet and warm taste, and it helps replenish vital essence, strengthen muscles and bones, promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation, which is beneficial for convalescence after illness, long-term illness, and health care, and postpartum women.

Miao Lotus Chicken (Lotus Chicken): Fresh chicken steamed in lotus leaves, the chicken meat is tender and delicious, and after steaming, it maximizes its nutritional value, the meat is tender and flavorful, and it has a fragrant aroma of lotus leaves.

Ten-Mile Fragrant Mouthwatering Chicken (White Cut Chicken): The white cut chicken has crispy skin and tender meat, is light and fresh, and has a delicate flavor.

Miao Pepper Chicken: One of the signature dishes of Miao people, with green pepper as the flavoring base, the flavor is fresh and authentic, and the nutrition is rich.

Tihe Field Three Wonders: Pan-fried small carp (carp), field earth dragon soup, and field spicy and sour hand-torn fish eel. High mountain clear water farming, fish has a high protein content, low fat content, vitamins and minerals, and the taste is good.

Lotus Root Three Eats: either braised, stir-fried or cold, all are delicious.

Miao Three Preserved Foods: Dried meat, dried sausage and dried pig trotter, observe its shape, smell its fragrance, and you will be hooked.

Tihe Thousand-Mu Lotus Pond Corner

Admire thousands of lotus ponds, explore colorful Miao villages and enjoy rural melodies

Jiaogou Scenic Area was built in 2012 and officially opened to the public in 2017. The lotus pond was originally a swamp, and it was created by taking advantage of the poverty alleviation and poverty alleviation cooperation between Shanghai Puthu District and Xishui County, and the villages of Sanmu Town and Jiaogou voluntarily declared ‘Lotus Pond Miao Village’ scenic area, fully excavated the ethnic cultural resources, carried out village appearance renovation, village environment management, industry and poverty alleviation and development, and obtained several million in project funds for support. It has built Miao Village Gate, platform, singing pavilion, altar, and created conditions for the ethnic Miao people to inherit their ethnic culture and folk traditions.

In 2017, after the poverty alleviation battle was launched, in Jiaogou, as a national democratic legal demonstration village, and as a Chinese ethnic minority characteristic village, under the help of Xishui Travel Investment Group and Shanghai counterpart assistance teams, the introduction of Guizhou Yiyuan Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. entered Jiaogou, integrated resources, increased investment and development through bundling, and developed a comprehensive tourism model integrating ethnic customs, specialty catering, high-quality guest houses, agricultural experience, fruit and vegetable harvesting, deep processing and ecological breeding and farming.

After transferring Jiaogou to Xishui Travel Investment Group, it continuously improves infrastructure. Now, the visitor reception center, parking lot, tourist toilet and other facilities have been built in Jiaogou, and 1000 acres of lotus pond have been developed. In addition, three-story villas, platform, ethnic restaurant guest house, ethnic weaving, ethnic medicine hot spring, ethnic embroidery shop etc. have been built.

In the lotus pond, there is a 10-mile-long scenic route. Along the route, there is a 1280-meter-high village platform. On the platform, there are many ethnic Miao people's beautiful houses, which are all very beautiful.

In the lotus pond, there is a three-story villa hidden Eighty-five hundred meters away. There are also many ethnic Miao people’s beautiful houses, which are all very beautiful.

Source: China Network

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