Introduction to Yunnan Ethnic Village

Yunnan Nationalities Village Tourist Guide

Yunnan Nationalities Village, located in the south of Kunming City, Yunnan Province, on the shore of Dianchi Lake, 8 kilometers from the city, covers an area of 1,250 acres, is an emerging tourism base in Yunnan Province to show the window of Yunnan's various ethnic cultures and customs. Here four seasons like spring, pleasant climate, birds and flowers, natural and humanistic landscapes and ethnic customs harmoniously integrated.

Yunnan Ethnic Village is proposed to build 25 minority villages. At the same time, there are also a number of comprehensive supporting facilities integrating viewing, amusement, vacation, water recreation, and catering services, such as National Unity Square, National Song and Dance Hall, Flavor Food City, and Camping and Entertainment Area, which can satisfy the needs and preferences of tourists at different levels.

Dai Village

Dai Village is the first village that enters the Ethnic Village, covering an area of 27 acres and surrounded by water on three sides. Inside the village, green trees and flowers cover a block of "dry bar" Dai family bamboo buildings, interlaced with winding red sandstone paths leading to the solemn Maenam Monastery, the majestic White Pagoda, the exquisite wind and rain bridges, wind and rain pavilions, wells, bell pavilions, and other buildings are full of Dai's rich flavor. The most characteristic of Dai Village is the dynamic cultural display. The annual "Water Splashing Festival", lively and cheerful "Elephant Foot Drum Dance", graceful "Gaguang Dance", and Dai wedding performances, dragon boat races, bag throwing and other folk activities during the festival are colorful and lively.

Bai Village

Bai Village is located in the west of Yunnan Ethnic Village, covering an area of 62.5 acres. Inside the village, there are "Three Square and One Shining Wall", "Four Harmonies and Five Wells", "This Lord's Temple" and "Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple" in Dali, which are four times smaller in proportion to the real thing, etc., and the modeling is neat and magnificent, and the whole village compound is spacious and neatly lined up. A business exquisite handicrafts "Dali Street" through the north and south, ethnic tie-dye, straw craft, jewelry and jade, wood carvings and stone carvings, etc., a wide range of everything. Bai culture has a long history, Bai folk art "whip", "straw hat dance", "Dabenqu" full of festive atmosphere; folk festivals are lively and cheerful "March Street", "around the three Spirit", "welcome the new daughter-in-law", etc.; Bai traditional "three-way tea" can be we are the national tea ceremony culture in a great, with its exquisite ingredients, workmanship, elegant etiquette atmosphere, so that people have a "this tea should be only on the heavenly, on earth, hard to get to drink! This tea should only be found in heaven, and it is rare to drink it on earth. In the village, there is also a marble workshop called "the king of stone" and an exquisite butterfly specimen exhibition, which reflects the typical ethnic characteristics and rich cultural connotations of the Bai people.

Yi Village

Yi Village is located to the west of the National Unity Square, covering an area of more than 51 acres. The oriented three tiger relief walls and the distinctive Tiger Mountain in the village fully demonstrate the splendid tiger culture characteristics of the Yi ethnic group. The majestic Sun Calendar Square in the center of the towering totem pole, the column has the sun, tiger, fire and the ancient Chinese bagua, surrounded by black and white facing different directions of the ten moon sculpture, the most peripheral twelve zodiac stone carvings of different shapes and sizes, but also very similar. Inside the village, there are baked wine workshop, cultural building, "earth palm room" building and tea mountain, bullfighting, grinding autumn, etc., which vividly reflects the rough and simple but not lack of exquisite and chic folklore of the Yi people. The Yi are not only good at singing and dancing, but also warm and hospitable. Yi "left foot dance", "big three strings" passionate and unrestrained; "Tusi ritual", "roadblock wine" and other folk activities are strong and meaningful. Every "Torch Festival", in the Sun Calendar Square will be held a grand celebration, people lit bonfires, lighted torches, playing the big three strings, singing, the atmosphere is exceptionally warm and cheerful.

Naxi

Naxi village is located west of the Bai village, covering an area of 49.5 acres. At the entrance of the village, the Naxi protector "Three Gods" and two large bas-relief walls based on the theme of "Genesis" show a strong and distinctive flavor of the Dongba culture. With heavy-color painting, carving as the theme of the "three workshops and one wall", "residential building", "flower and horse workshop", "craft building" and other major buildings set off the characteristics of the Lijiang "four-square street". The Naxi people have a long and rich history and culture, and the famous Dongba Culture hieroglyphics is called the "living fossil" of hieroglyphics, which is one of the few living hieroglyphics in the world that is still in use in folklore. With this hieroglyphic script written in the canonical books called "Dongba Jing", is an ancient Naxi encyclopedia. The fresh, elegant, and melodious Naxi "Dongjing Music", which combines the melody and rhythm of the ancient Chinese court music, is a rare gem in today's folk music.

Wa Walled City

Inside the Wa Walled City, there are thatched cottages, Niutou Square, Spirit Square and granaries. The Ox-Head Square is the place for Wa's ancient "cattle plowing" activities, while the Spirit Square expresses Wa's nature worship concepts that everything has a spirit and the soul does not die. The Wa "wooden drum dance" has a strong beat and a rough and bold style, and the Wa girls have long hair flying in the dance and a strong posture, which has a strong national style.

Tibetan Walled City

The clothing, food, housing and transportation of the Tibetans, weddings, funerals, rituals and festivals are all marked with the distinctive plateau. Tsampa, ghee tea and barley wine are the necessities of life for Tibetan compatriots. Tibetan compatriots would rather March without meat, not a day without ghee tea. Barley wine is a kind of low-grade wine brewed from locally produced barley, which is enjoyed by both men and women of all ages, and the food is mostly made of meat and dairy products, and they love to eat air-dried beef and mutton. Tibetan clothing is mainly traditional Tibetan clothing, characterized by long sleeves, wide waist and large lapels. Women wear long-sleeved robes in winter and sleeveless robes in summer, wearing various colors and patterns of shirts, and tying a piece of apron with colorful patterns before the waist. Tibetan compatriots are particularly fond of "Hada", it is regarded as the most precious gift.

Kino Walled City

Step into the Kino Walled City, you can see the green trees and flowers dotted with jagged rocks, a hanging scroll Kino thatched cottages in a patchwork, as if walking into the Kino mountains of southwest Yunnan rolling hills. There are large communal houses, residential buildings, granaries and sun squares in Jinuo Walled City. The Jinuo people have a rich culture, and at the same time can sing and dance well. In the performance of the Kino sun worship Sun Square, cheerful and warm "sun drums" drum sound robust and thick, dance posture light and lively, is the most ethnic characteristics of the Kino people an activity.

Lahu Walled City

The Lahu Walled City is built with Lahu thatched houses, big public houses, churches, cowsheds and gourd squares. Located in the center of the Lahu Walled City, the Gourd Square is shaped like a large flat gourd, with a group of stone gourds in the center. Legend has it that the ancestors of Lahu originated from the gourd, so the Gourd Square expresses the concept of ancestor worship of Lahu. In the Lahu Walled City, the gourd sheng is melodious, the sound of the mouth string surrounds the beams, and the "Harvest Dance", which shows the labor scene of the Lahu people, is full of joy and passion, which makes people unforgettable.

The Brown Walled City

The Brown Walled City is built with residential houses, Ghost Plaza and other buildings. The Ghost Square shows the natural worship of the Browns, and the Brown totem is erected in the center of the square. At the same time, the square is also an important place for the Browns to worship the gods and perform songs, dances and customary activities.