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Situated in Huaxi District (huā xī qū 花溪区), Guiyang (guì yáng 贵阳), Zhenshan Ethnic Culture Village (zhèn shān mín zú wén huà cūn 镇山民族文化村) is a world of stone, where door frames, paths, roads and even quite a few utensils are all made of stone, and roofs are covered with slate. An ancient castle and barracks have remained largely intact in the village. Costumed Buyi (布依族) men and women sing and dance at the village entrance as they greet visitors and invite them to join the villagers in pounding glutinous rice to make cake flour, preparing meals and having fun.
The village was first built during the Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 400 years. Three sides of the village are surrounded by water. It is built against the mountains according to the local geological conditions. An ancient castle and barracks have remained largely intact in the village.
There are about 120 households and three fouth of them are of Buyi nationality and one fourth of them are Miao (miáo 苗) people.
On January the 10th every lunar year, the villagers hold the traditional dancing activities to celebrate the New Year. Buyi and Miao villagers in their best costumes sing and dance to the melodies from the Lusheng (lú shēng 芦笙) and the bamboo flutes to celebrate their own traditional festival. Legends said that long long ago, once some bandits captured the Buyi forefather in the village. The villagers failed to rescue him by themselves and they asked the local Miao people for help. The Miaos played the Lusheng and sang Miao songs to communicate with him and the bandits could not understand. With the help of the Miaos, the forefather was rescued. From then on, the local Buyi have formed the custom of singing and dancing to appreciate the help from the Miao. Local people sing and dance on for 3 days for the festival each year.
Besides this, Zhenshan Villagers also celebrate the traditional “Siyueba (April 8)” (sì yuè bā 四月八) Festival and the “Qiyueban (July15)” (qī yuè bàn 七月半) Festival. Now, these festivals have become joyous days celebrated by Miao, Buyi, Dong (dòng 侗), Zhuang (zhuàng 壮), Shui (shuǐ水), Gelao (gē lǎo 仡佬), or even the Han (hàn 汉) people.
In Zhenshan, Some young people take this advantage of the chance to make friends and choose their future spouses through the dancing and singing with deep love. Embroider is another important part of the folk custom, which futures its rich contents of flowers, birds, insects and fish. Girls usually make embroiders of special styles and present it as a gift to their lovers.
