Suoga Miao Village
Suoga Miao Village, located in Suoga Township about 60 kilometers away from Liuzhi Special Zone of Liupanshui City in Southwest China's Guizhou Province, is the hometown of Changjiao Miao Minority.This village is famous Changjiao Miao people who keep traditional culture alive in a modern world. There are 12 Miao people villages in the Suoga Township. Miao Villages is built on the mountain where people are cultivating women and weaving, living a simple natural economic life. The profound national culture and the complete folk customs have attracted many tourists.
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The Miao people are an ancient minority and have spread all over the world, mainly to southern China and some southeast Asian countries such as Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. In China, the Miao people are the fourth largest minority. Although there are many Miao settlers in China, the Changjiaomiao are unique.In Guizhou province, Changjiaomiao (also called Qing miao) mainly live in 12 villages which are located in the Suoga mountains. These 12 villages all have their own leaders and no intermarriage is allowed outside of the village. The village leader, elected by those that live here, is responsible for administrative affairs.
Suoga Miao Ecological Museum
Suoga Miao Ecological Museum is a living fossil of human culture. When Changjiaomiao villages were discovered by the outside world, China and Norway built the first ecological museum in China, the Suoga Miao ecological museum, which hoped to protect this unique culture.However, due to increased contact with the outside world, the Changjiaomiao people began to understand the advanced lifestyle of other countries and cultures. It became a question of choice for most of the Changjiaomiao people whether to continue their ancient traditions or not.
Langdai Ancient Town
Langdai Ancient Town, in Liuzhi Special District of Liupanshui City, is one of these villages. Before the mid 1990s, these villages still lived with traditional values of men plowing and women weaving.It’s a modern fossil of human nature, and continuing folk customs and traditional way of life have remained the same for generations. Funeral ceremonies here are mysterious and grand affairs, with people from all 12 villages arriving to pay their respects and give tributes while the hosting village keeps a record of the gifts to return later, after which people will play music and take part in a Lusheng dance.
Langdai is now a tourism hub, with a museum that allows visitors to learn how the villages were built and what life was like for those living here hundreds of years ago, and a food street where tourists can try local dishes and snacks. It’s hoped that as more people learn of this unique culture and the Changjiaomiao people make a better income from tourism, more will happily live in their villages and keep their ancient culture alive.
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Add: Suoga Township,Lizhi District,Liupanshui City,Guizhou Province
Opening Hours: 08:00-18:00
Entrance Fee: CNY 180
Tel: 0858-5530006
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