【4K】A Miao market in the mountains, with all kinds of traditional clothing and delicacies.

【4K】A Miao market in the mountains, with all kinds of traditional clothing and delicacies.

Heku Town is a town in the northwest of Fenghuang County, Xiangxi, 59 kilometers away from the county seat. It is located in the mountains at the junction of Hunan, Guizhou, Chongqing, two provinces and one city. It is a natural market town where the Miao people live. If you can encounter a few Miao festivals in Hunan, you are lucky enough. The local Miao traditional festivals – April 8, June 6, Dragon Boat Festival, July Ghost Festival, singing, autumn, and market…

Of course, the market is not a festival, it is held almost every day. The first, sixth, sixteenth, twenty-first, and twenty-sixth of the lunar calendar are the market days of Heku. On the market days, in the early morning, the crowds are bustling, the goods are dazzling, and it is very lively. At the same time, this is also a place for the Miao and Tujia people to talk about love, relatives and friends to gather, and exchange feelings.

The Miao villages have had the tradition of “market” since ancient times. People from all over the country wear their best clothes and gather at the market. It is colorful and crowded.

The Miao people in the mountains still follow the custom of going to the market every day, and the days of the market in various places are staggered in an orderly manner on odd and even days. On this day, people from all over the country gather in the market to exchange the wild products and wild animals they have harvested.

Although there are no rare things in the market, the atmosphere really makes you feel it. But walking around in the lively Miao market in the hinterland of the mountains, shuttling between the Miao people’s backpacks, tasting all kinds of food on the roadside stalls, dealing with the silverware owners, and bargaining is not an experience of a different life.

Going to the market with a backpack is a major feature of the Wuling Mountain area. Here, people always carry a backpack. When people walk in the mountains, the backpack can not only carry goods, but also free people’s hands to do other things. This is hard work and wisdom for the Wuling Mountain area with a relatively strong farming culture.

The Miao people are a nation surrounded by shining silver light. The silver jewelry of the Miao nationality is second to none among all the jewelry of various ethnic groups. The silver jewelry of the Miao nationality in Xiangxi is world-famous. Silver jewelry is a traditional decoration favored by Miao women and an indispensable decorative element in Miao clothing. The traditional silver washing craftsmanship of the Miao nationality is well-known here. The business has always been good and the fee is not expensive, 3-5 RMB.

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