Guizhou, a Culturally Advanced Province with Diverse Ethnic Features
Guizhou is home to diverse ethnic groups and cultures, and 18 ethnic groups such as Han, Miao, Bouyei, Dong and Tujia have lived here since ancient times. In recent years, Guizhou has been striving to become a culturally advanced province with diverse ethnic features, capitalizing on its rich historical and cultural resources related to the ethnic groups, revolutionary sites, the philosopher Wang Yangming, mountains, and remains of the Third Front Construction campaign.
The multi-ethnic province boasts rich and diverse cultures, as evidenced by fascinating ethnic costumes, various buildings exhibiting marvelous workmanship, as well as countless folk festivals. Examples include the Short Skirt of Miao that is dubbed the "Oriental Ballet Dress", the Bronze Drum Dance known as the "Oriental Disco", and Granary on Water known as the "Living Fossil of Architecture".
There are many festivals of ethnic minorities in Guizhou. Those celebrated on a larger scale include the eighth day of the fourth lunar month for the Miao and Bouyei people, the Miao Girls' Festival, the sixth day of the sixth lunar month for the Bouyei people, the Torch Festival of the Yi people, the Duan Festival of the Shui people, the King Pangu Festival of the Yao people, the Sama Festival of the Dong people, and the Miao New Year. These and many other ethnic celebrations in different times of a year have attracted numerous visitors across the world.
多彩贵州民族特色文化强省
贵州是一个多民族聚居省份,其中,世居民族有汉族、苗族、布依族、侗族、土家族等18个,民族文化多姿多彩。近年来,贵州依托历史文化、民族文化、红色文化、阳明文化、山地文化、“三线”文化等资源,建设多彩贵州民族特色文化强省。
贵州多民族发展历史孕育了丰富多元的民族文化,各种服饰争奇斗艳,不同建筑巧夺天工,多样民俗节日数不胜数。例如,“东方芭蕾舞裙”短裙苗、“东方迪斯科”铜鼓舞、“建筑活化石”水上粮仓等。
贵州少数民族节日众多,其中,规模较大的有苗族布依族“四月八”、苗族姊妹节、布依族“六月六”、彝族“火把节”、水族“端节”、瑶族“盘王节”、侗族“萨玛节”以及苗年等。一年当中随时都有特色民族节日等待八方来客参与和感受。
