Mysterious ancient village of Lisu people

🌈Attractions: Tongle Village is located in Yezhi Town, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is an ancient Lisu village with unique culture. Although the number of indigenous residents here is decreasing, with only a few livestock and overgrown inns left, this was once a bustling and mysterious village. The Lisu people in Tongle Village worship many gods and ghosts, including gods of heaven, mountains, fire, dragons and household gods. Ghosts are divided into the souls of dead people and the spirits of all things, such as road ghosts, water ghosts, tree ghosts, skinny ghosts and food ghosts. [StarEyes] Cultural characteristics: The coming-of-age ceremony in Tongle Village is very solemn. When boys and girls reach the age of 13, they need to hold a trouser (skirt) coming-of-age ceremony, which marks the beginning of a new life and the acquisition of social freedom. The Lisu people in Tongle Village are good at singing and dancing. Their "Achimu Gua" song and dance performance has no instrumental accompaniment. There are two teams of men and women dancing, each with a lead singer and the rest of the chorus. The performance forms are diverse. 💗Other tips: The houses here are well-built wooden houses, built against the mountain, layer upon layer. In spring and autumn, they go down to the river valley and live in "farm houses", and go up to the mountains to gather and hunt, and live in "fire houses". They give equal importance to farming and gathering. The cultural characteristics of Tongle Village are irreplaceable. It would be a great pity if they are not protected. I hope more people can understand and pay attention to this ancient Lisu culture that is about to be forgotten.