Mangwu Miao Village

Mangwu Miao Village

Mangwu Miao village is Miao language, which is translated into Chinese as "beautiful Miao village by the valley and stream". This Miao village is located on the way from Guzhang county to Jishou. It takes eight minutes by car from Guzhang County and three minutes from Jishou to Niutoushan tunnel.

The tour time is about 1.5-2 hours. There are 292 households with a total of 1204 people in the village, preserving the unique style of wooden structure stilted building of Wuling Dashan ethnic minority. Guzhang has outstanding people and is known as "the hometown of singing and dancing" and "the hometown of weightlifting". He Jiguang and song Zuying are the most famous singers at home and abroad, whose representative works are "tea on the road to Beijing" and "xiaobeilan" and "Guzhang tea song".

Guzhang county is located in the west of Hunan Province and the east of the central part of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture. The Wuling mountains pass through the whole county obliquely. The highest altitude is 1246 meters, and the total area is 1297 square kilometers. It is the smallest county in China. There is a saying that "one family fried pepper, the whole county sneezed.". The county governs 11 townships, 4 towns and 1 township level state-owned forest farm, with a total population of 133800, of which 76.9% are ethnic minorities. It is known as "the hometown of forestry, famous tea, weightlifting and singing and dancing". Guzhang Maojian tea, Guzhang Panax quinquefolium, is famous both at home and abroad. When you mention Guzhang, you will feel the breath and charm of "mysterious Xiangxi, tea rich Guzhang". Guzhang Maojian is known as "the proud son of tea". It has unique craft, good color and fragrance, strong resistance to impact and bubbles, and shows the spirit of Wuling mountains and waters. It is one of the "top ten famous teas in China" and won the gold medal of Paris International Exposition. At the first China Food Expo, "Guzhang Maojian" won the gold medal. Guzhang County has 60000 mu of tea, with an annual output of more than 1500 tons.

The largest Miao drum in China is located in the Miao village of Zhuangwu. It was shipped to Shanghai some time ago to attend the Expo. Miao drum is the soul of Miao people's life. In Miao people's eyes: Miao drum symbolizes a woman's belly, while drum hammer symbolizes a man's genitalia. When the drum blows, it will bring prosperity! We Miao people are the faithful believers of Western Hunan witch Nuo culture! There are traces of witchcraft and Nuo everywhere in Miao village. It is a common practice for us to combine immortals with bamboo, shrink bones, fix chickens, empty cups for water, and lift rice bags with scales.

Address: Maoping village, south of Guzhang County, Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture

Longitude: 109.7034254639

Latitude: 28.048040390015

Ticket information: market price: 168.0 yuan

Chinese PinYin : Ben Wu Miao Zhai