Nanlong Bouyei Village
Nanlong Buyei Village is a typical Bouyei village which is located in Xingren City of Qianxinan Prefecture Guizhou Province. With a history of nearly 600 years, the village, built around mountains, has more than 200 households.
Nanlong Bouyei Village is filled with ethnic culture atmosphere. Bouyei people are hospitable to guests. Different regions in China have different customs of Spring Festival celebration. In southwestern Guizhou Province, people of the Bouyei ethnic group make five-color sticky rice to pray for good fortune and a bumper harvest in the new year.
To celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year, Bouyei people cook five-color sticky rice: black, red, purple, yellow and white.The colorful sticky rice is good for health. Black rice nurtures spleen and stomach; red rice protects heart; purple rice is good for liver; yellow and white rice - for eyes and lungs.
The dish has five layers of colors, representing Bouyei people's respect for ancestors and gratitude for the Nature.The black rice at the bottom means earth; purple and red at the second the third layer signal sun; yellow is nature and white at the top is sky.
Travel Tips
Add: Nanlong Village, Nanpanjiang Town, Xingren City, Guizhou Province
Opening Hours: 08:00-18:00
Entrance Fee: CNY 50
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