One-Thousand-Household Miao Village of Xijiang
The One-Thousand-Household Miao Village of Xijiang is located at the foot of the Leigong Mountain in the northeast of Leishan County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province. Xijiang was one of the destinations of the five large-scale migrations of the Miao people in Chinese history. The Miao people had traveled tens of thousands of miles over two or three thousand years before reaching the Leigong Mountain area and eventually settling in Xijiang. It is now home to over 1,400 households and more than 6,000 people, 99.5% of whom are Miao.
The Miao's cultural traditions are well integrated with the special geographical environment here. Their folk buildings, farming culture, and mode of production, as well as songs and dances, customs, and festivals have all been passed down from generation to generation. Today, Xijiang is a historical town of China and 13 items of intangible cultural heritage such as Miao New Year and Guzang Festival have been recognized as China's national intangible cultural heritage. Xijiang is now famous for its long history and profound culture.
西江千戶苗寨
西江千戶苗寨坐落于貴州省黔東南苗族侗族自治州雷山縣東北部的雷公山山麓,是中國苗族歷史上五次大遷徙的聚集地之一。目前西江居住著1400多戶,6000多人,其中99.5%是苗族。苗族從中原大地歷經五次大遷徙,用了兩三千年的時間,行程數萬里進入雷公山區,定居西江便得以生息和繁衍。
特殊的地理環境和苗族文化傳統相融合,無論是民間建筑、農耕文明、生產方式,還是歌舞、習俗、節慶都得以世代相傳,古風古韻源遠流長。在中華盛世的今天,西江成為“中國歷史名鎮”,包括苗年、鼓藏節在內的13項非物質文化遺產登上了國家級非物質文化遺產的殿堂,成為中華文化寶庫中的經典。西江也因為歷史的悠久和文化底蘊的深厚名揚四海。
