[2024 Congjiang Attraction] Travel Guide for Xiaohuang Dong village (Updated Oct)

A glimpse of Congjiang County.

This time, I took a few days off to go out for a walk. I originally planned to wait a few years to visit Guizhou, but this time, the head of the family said he wanted to visit Guizhou, and there happened to be a club organizing a trip with a good itinerary plan. So I decided to visit Guizhou this time. First, I went to Guiyang, Huangguoshu, and Libo County. Then, I went to Congjiang. I knew about Congjiang County, but I didn't know much about it. Let's learn about it together: Congjiang County is a county under the jurisdiction of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province. It covers an area of 3,245 square kilometers (three times the size of Fengtai County, Anhui Province). It has one street, 12 towns, four townships, and three ethnic townships. The main ethnic groups in Congjiang County include Miao, Dong, Zhuang, Yao, and Shui. As of the end of 2023, the permanent population of Congjiang County was 310,700 (the population of Fengtai County was 620,000). As a mountainous county, Congjiang County has abundant tourism resources, including famous scenic spots such as Zengchong Drum Tower, Basha Miao Village, Jiabang Rice Terraces, and Moon Mountain. This time, we first visited Basha Miao Village, and then Gaozeng Township Xiaohuang Dong Village, which was named "Hometown of Chinese Folk Culture and Art" by the Ministry of Culture. Both the Miao Village and the Dong Village are very distinctive in terms of ethnic characteristics, simple folk customs, and warm hospitality. In particular, the performances of the villagers in Xiaohuang Dong Village were full of emotion and passion, which deeply moved me. Long live the great unity of the Chinese nation! The government seat of Congjiang County is Pingmei Street, where we stayed at night. The streets are not wide, but they are neatly arranged along the Duliu River. They are clean and tidy, small and exquisite. As I strolled through the streets, I felt the strong atmosphere of a small town. The citizens were leisurely and unhurried. The ethnic minority villagers set up stalls along the streets to sell their vegetables and fruits, which was full of life. I couldn't help but buy some boiled peanuts, kiwifruit, jujubes, apples, pears, and figs. Then, I had some snacks at a small shop on the street, slowly experiencing the joy of a small town. It was really good. Congjiang, please keep your original flavor!

It is called Xiaohuang Yuzhai, a "hometown of songs", located in the northeast of Congjiang County in southeastern Yunnan. It is a small village worthy of our pride. As early as 1996, Xiao Huangs four Yi girls Just in Paris, singing Chinese folk art with singing, unaccompanied and undirected harmony is even more fascinating to the Parisian who is picky about art. This is rare in the international music scene at the time. It is like spring music. It has created a veritable "hometown of Chinese folk art." Understanding Xiao Huang, you have to start from the song, understand the history of the song, understand its culture, and feel the simplicity and kindness of the Yi people. In Xiaohuang, the name of the Yi people is very different from that of the Han nationality. The boy of the Yi nationality calls it Luo Han, the girl calls it wax , the child calls it wax , and the old man calls it silver old. From the beginning of the study, the wax scorpion will be sent to the musicians to start learning children's carols. Adult wax scorpions and arhats have fixed time learning exercises every day. Their lives are carried out and accompanied by songs and musical instruments. There are also many categories of Acura, and there are similarities in listening to them. Listening is different. There are also many categories of acura, and there are similarities in listening to them. Listening is very different. The waxy songs mainly sing the pastoral life, the sound is pure and bright, innocent and lively. It sounds like a warm sunshine. Silver is based on narrative songs. Low and soft, in the voice of Xiao Huang, the secrets and stories that are unknown. The song is the warmest touch and the hardest fist.

The Han family has a book that can't be read, and the family has a song that can't be sung. The Yi people have no words, so their wisdom and history are preserved by language and songs. The children grew up listening to the songs, and the songs told them the truth of life, the history of the Yi people. Young men and women are in groups of three and five, gathered in "Yuetang", using songs to convey affection and find people they like. The old man sat by the campfire and sang, and the time passed. Just stepped into Xiaohuang, a two-and-a-half-year-old Yi nationality girl hung two small noses and ran to me in front of me. I sang non-stop, I was very surprised at the time, until her grandfather told me This little guy is singing songs to us, and I was surprised to find that the "singing voice" of the little guy is really high, low, slow, and inconsistent, and occasionally mixed with a little melody. At this moment, I suddenly remembered what Mr. Pan said along the way. In the eyes of Xiao Huangren, "songs raise the heart, raise the body," singing and eating are just as important. They sing and sing to fill the spiritual gap and develop a good "singing with singing and singing for fun". habit. From the time of learning, the children began to teach singing, teaching the ox leg, teaching the playing cymbals, etc., and they have been singing, pulling, and playing to the old, and have been passed down from generation to generation. Its no wonder that since ancient times, it has been the birthplace of big songs.