Shidong Town, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province

Shidong town

Shidong town is located in the north of Taijiang County, which belongs to Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou Province. It is 70 kilometers away from Kaili, 34 kilometers away from the county seat, and 35 kilometers away from the ancient town, covering a total area of 108 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 9 villages (residences), 45 natural villages, 54 villager groups, a total of 20876 people in 5185 households, and 8372 people in 2991 households. The urbanization rate is 40.1%. Shidong town of Taijiang County, located on the Bank of Qingshui River, is close to mountains and water, with convenient transportation. In ancient times, it was an important post station and ferry connecting the upper and lower reaches of Qingshui River. During the period of "changing the land to flow", the Qing government set up a garrison and stationed heavy troops.

brief introduction

Shidong ancient town is located in Taijiang County, Guizhou Province, on the South Bank of Qingshui River. Its reputation is no longer due to its former position as an important port of Qingshui River. It relies on more precious folk cultural resources, such as sister Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Miao New Year Festival, and Shidong's "broken thread embroidery" and silver ornaments. This place is a place for military strategists in history. It was built at Shidong dock in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty. It was a water material distribution center at that time. There are also the Qing Dynasty architectural complex "Su mansion" and "Lianghu guild hall" with obvious Han style at the head of the village. In the "huangpiao war" in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a drum cave in the Ming Dynasty, which was held once in the 13th year of the Miao nationality. In 2015, Shidong town of Taijiang county was included in the list of national key towns.

General situation of villages and towns

The total area of the town is 101.47 square kilometers

(162000 mu, including 87903 mu of forest land and 74097 mu of non forest land, with forest coverage rate of 54.3%). The cultivated land area is 12067 mu, including 10480 mu of field area and 1587 mu of soil area. It governs 21 administrative villages, 96 villager groups and 11343 people (2017). The gross national product of the town was 44.45 million yuan, including 13.1 million yuan of agricultural output value and 31.35 million yuan of industrial output value; the total grain output was 4563 tons, including 436 tons of summer grain, 4127 tons of autumn grain, 381 tons of main economic crop rapeseed, 794500 yuan of financial revenue, 1453 yuan of per capita income and 298 kg of per capita food. In the town, 21 villages (residences) have access to water, 21 villages have access to electricity, 14 villages have access to roads, 21 villages have access to CCTV, and 15 villages have access to telephone. There are 32 party branches in the town, including 21 in rural areas and 11 in government departments, with a total number of 499 party members.

geographical position

Shidong town has a unique geographical location and is a transportation hub in the surrounding areas. Water shipping, located in the middle reaches of Qingshui River, is the main wharf and commercial port of Qingshui River. It can reach Kaili City and Chongan River in Huangping all the year round, and Jinping County to Dongting Lake. There are zhenyuantai (Pan) new xiubaiyou highway and zhenyuantai (Jiang) highway, which are 30km away from Zhenyuan, 60km away from Shibing and 70km away from Kaili The new Jianhe County, 25 kilometers long, is located in the center of ethnic tourism in the eastern line of Guizhou.

Town atmosphere

Shidong is an ordinary Miao village in appearance, which is inferior to Shanglangde in Leishan County in terms of residential architecture art, and inferior to Xijiang Miao village in Leishan County in terms of scale. But for many people, she has an irresistible attraction.

The government of Shidong town is located in Tanglong, which is followed by Pianzhai, Yangjiazhai and other Miao villages. This river belongs to the middle reaches of Qingshui River. It flows zigzag from the front of the village. The river is clear. There are three or two fishing boats and transport boats on the river. Cormorant fishing boats stand in the river. On the Bank of the river, there are Miao women who wash vegetables, wash clothes and carry water. Ducks and geese in the water are playing freely and looking for food. It's a good rural ink painting.

Along the river to the ridge, into the village, the cobblestone and block stone paved Village Road, quiet, quiet. There is a plough and a rake in front of the house at the entrance of the village. The board in front of the house is painted golden with tung oil. There is a saying in Shidong: "the mother of the Miao people is qingjiangshui. She raised the Miao family.". Shidong is located on a high mountain and faces the Qingjiang River. If there is water, there must be a boat. Shidong has a traditional program, Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival in Shidong comes from the legend of an ancient hero who killed the dragon and killed the people. On the 25th day of May every year, "Dragons" gather in Shidong. Thousands of people gather along the two sides of the river. When the iron cannons ring out, the gongs and drums on the river are noisy, the silver waves are splashing, and the boats are like arrows. Tens of millions of spectators are thundering. Today, the Dragon Boat Festival is still an indispensable ceremony for Shidong Miao men, especially young men, to show their bravery and wisdom.

The folk customs of Shidong are simple and simple, and they still keep the ancient customs. The national culture of Shidong has a long history and is rich and colorful. The silver ornaments here are handmade with exquisite craftsmanship, which can be called a unique. Since ancient times, the story of Shidong people has been interpreted from generation to generation.

local customs and practices

Shidong has 19 festivals every year.

Sister's Day

"Sister's Day" is actually called "eat sister's meal" day, which is when

It's one of the ancient festivals of the Miao people. In the past, this festival was held in many places in Southeastern Guizhou, but it faded over time. Only Shidong town in Taijiang was the most complete and ceremonious. Among them, on the 15th day of the third month of the lunar calendar, every family killed chickens and ducks to make "sister rice". At noon, there are banquets, singing and drinking in the spacious places of the villages. Then the girls put on their costumes and silver ornaments, and gather on the beach connecting shijiazhai and Yangjiazhai, forming various circles. With the sound of drums, they jump up the "Pi drum dance" until sunset. In the evening, they sing love songs to each other and make friends, which is called "Youfang". Young unmarried men and women in this situation to find their favorite person. Therefore, this festival is also known as the ancient oriental "Valentine's Day".

According to the custom, on the 15th day of the festival, on the 16th day of the festival, he "stepped on the drum" on the beach, and on the 17th day of the festival, he said goodbye to his relatives and friends. Since 1998, the local government began to organize the "sister Festival" as a large-scale activity in the county, so the content arrangement of each village has also changed. The river banks of the town,

The stage is set up here, and the "Sister Flower selection contest" is going on. Young Miao girls are all dressed up like flowers and beautiful water. It's really charming!

Shidong has always been a place for beauties since ancient times. I heard that there are "Four Beauties" in Taijiang county. All of them come from Shidong, so it is reasonable to choose "sister flower" contest to be held here. In addition to the beauties from nearby villages and counties, there are also beauties from surrounding counties. One of the beauties said that she was from gulong, Huangping county. Of course, they are all Miao girls. Apart from their faces and costumes, they also have talent shows. One shows her talents, and the atmosphere is warm.

Miao Gu's body is beautiful when she steps on the drum, while the women of the Song Dynasty are gorgeous in their costumes. To win the brocade, to brighten the clothes, to lose the song, to lose the face. Dancing in the red sun, people return to the village and step on a beach of white jade sand. "Ke Nu" in the poem refers to the girl who calls herself "Ke Jia". She is a branch of Miao Nationality in ancient times and lives in Huangping.

Eat the new festival

The new eating Festival is a traditional festival of the Miao people. Miao people were called "Nongs" in ancient times

Once a year. Xijiang, Taoyao, Danjiang and other places in the lunar month in the first and middle of June Mao day (rabbit farm day), so also known as "eat Mao.". It means the first Mao day of June in the old calendar, or nugusi, which means new rice. Langde, Baode and other places will be held in July, 50 days from the date of opening the gate. Lianhua, Qiaogang, Taojiang, ZhangLei and other places are on the "Mao day" in the first and middle of August. Chixin Festival is the most grand festival in Xijiang of Qianhu Miao Village except for guzang Festival, which is held once every 13 years. According to the local people, it should be about 50 days after rice transplanting, and the specific time is determined by gucangtou, which is between July 1 and July 10.

There are three festivals: first, to commemorate the ancestors of the Miao people who developed Leigong Mountain; second, when the busy season is over, take advantage of the leisure time of farming to have a rest and entertainment to adjust their life; third, to celebrate the festival

It is the rice seedling that has been booting and heading, which is a good omen for a good harvest and a sacrifice to the God. During the festival, every family makes rice dumplings, several families jointly kill a pig or kill a cow in the village, and each family provides its own chicken, duck and fish. Before the meal, seven to nine rice sprouts (booting) were pulled from the rice fields and placed on the rice to offer sacrifices to "jenlhold", "wukvib" or "jux" and ancestral gods. Glutinous rice is the staple food. In memory of "yinfufei" and "mofufei", the ancestors of the Miao nationality, I would like to thank God for his blessing and wish you a good harvest. Danjiang (now Leishan county) is still busy at this time. The festival lasts for two nights and three days. It's full of people. Xijiang, a Miao village in Leishan County, has a tradition of eating new festivals. In addition to Xijiang, there are people of all ethnic groups in Taijiang, Kaili and other neighboring counties. More than 10000 people participated.

During the festival, men and women, young and old, all wear festival costumes. In particular, girls should wear silver ribbons. Besides not wearing silver horns, they should wear all kinds of silver ornaments, such as necklaces, bracelets, sub collars, earrings, etc. Some of them are still wearing a pleated skirt on their coat, and their whole body is decorated with silver.

During the festival, only Lusheng is played, but not dancing. The main activities include bullfighting, sparrow fighting, horse racing, and touring. Among these activities, there are mainly bullfighting and touring.

Dragon Boat Festival

characteristic

There is a unique festival in Shidong Town, Taijiang County, Guizhou Province, which is different from the Dragon Boat Festival in other areas

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