Speaking of Dechang's tourism resources, the folk customs of Lisu people are really worth knowing.
Broadly speaking, the Lisu people belong to the South Asian type of Mongolian race, and the national language belongs to the Yi branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family of Sino-Tibetan language family. Characters are divided into old and new Lisu languages and generally believe in primitive religions.
In China, the Lisu nationality is a member of 56 ethnic families, which originated from the ancient frontier ethnic groups and is related to the Yi people. Mainly distributed in Nujiang River and Enmeikaijiang River (a tributary of Irrawaddy River), namely the border areas of Yunnan, China, Tibet and Kachin, Myanmar.
The Lisu people in Dechang, Sichuan migrated from Miyi County and settled in Jinsha and Nanshan Township in Dechang after years, with a population of about 7,000-8,000.
Dechang Jinsha Township is located in the southeast of the county seat, about 30 kilometers away from the county seat, and the national road 108 winds through the door. Nanshan Township is in the south of the middle of Dechang County, about 25 kilometers away from the county seat, with direct access to the county road and convenient communication.
The Lisu people in Dechang are good at life, not only hardworking and kind, but also brave and smart. In the past, farming and hunting were the mainstay, but now men don't hunt, but they have become the bane of wild poison bee. They have continued the custom of catching and raising wild bees. Walking into the Lisu residential area in Dechang County, you will find many Lisu families, and wasps are flying back and forth, forming a unique landscape.
It's a landscape, which may be true for Lisu people, but it's not true for visitors. People in the city usually shout when they see bees wandering around, but they are even more afraid of wild poison bee, so it is best not to provoke them easily.
Lisu women are good at weaving fire grass linen and handmade wool belts, especially hand-sewn and embroidered women's clothes. Clothing embroidery for middle-aged and elderly people, with simple lines and patterns, looks simple and elegant; Young people's clothing, bright and dazzling, with strong contrast, pays attention to color selection, pattern matching, complicated and exquisite embroidery, reflecting a unique style.
Lisu embroidery is made of special materials, and its decorative methods are diverse, patterns are widely selected, and its embroidery style has strong national and regional characteristics. With rich patterns, exquisite skills and unique techniques, it is a wonderful flower in the treasure house of Chinese embroidery culture, which is of great value to the study of Lisu people's clothing technology, history and culture, social development and spiritual belief.
Lisu people love to sing and dance, and they should sing and dance at weddings, funerals and celebrations (duets). The wedding is very mysterious. The best man, the bridesmaid and the bride and groom must sleep in the same bed to spend the night together.
They are also good at making various national musical instruments. Bamboo kouxian, also known as "harmonica", "chime", "blow" and "pluck", is a miniature musical instrument that sounds by blowing or pulling the tongue. The carved patterns on the outer tube of bamboo skewers can not only be used for decoration, but also express the feelings of life at any time. So it is the most favorite thing for Lisu women to wear. The production of Zhukouxian depends entirely on the producer's experience and understanding to determine its pitch, timbre and intonation, which contains rich scientific knowledge, is the condensation of the outstanding wisdom of Lisu craftsmen, and has high technical and aesthetic value.
The daily life, productive labor, festivals, weddings and funerals of Lisu people are inseparable from Hulusheng. Lisu women in Dechang like to play strings, while men like to play Hulusheng, mostly self-made five-tube Hulusheng. Most Lisu adult men in Jinsha Township and Nanshan Township of Dechang County can make Hulusheng, and the relationship between teachers and students is family-based and handed down from generation to generation. The melody, timbre and playing skills of Hulusheng are unique, which is a rare treasure in the treasure house of China national musical instruments.
In addition, the intangible cultural heritage of Lisu people in Dechang County is also quite rich and unique. The Lisu people's original songs and dances, costumes, marriage customs, the four seasons, oral strings, Hulusheng, fire grass weaving skills, folk literature, etc. They are the most valuable intangible cultural heritage with national characteristics in this county.
Due to the uniqueness and preciousness of culture, the Lisu people in Dechang successfully declared 1 national, 9 provincial and 4 national Lisu intangible cultural heritage projects.
Nowadays, Jinsha Township and Nanshan Township are also actively building tourism with national characteristics. In addition to the traditional intangible cultural heritage attracting tourists' attention, the introduction of fashion projects and the integration of their own cultural treasures have once again enhanced the taste of Lisu tourism culture and are favored by tourists.
The charming water town of Shaba Village, Yue Le Town, Dechang County is a typical example. This is a place to play with water, especially suitable for parent-child travel. Shuizhai is characterized by "surfing in charming mountain springs", and water rafting, water parks and other projects are quite popular with tourists. In order to ensure the safety of children's play, there is also a surfing recreation area specially prepared for children in the park.
In this national 3A-level scenic spot, you can play with water, dance "Gaqi Zhale Dance" and taste the unique Lisu cuisine. It brings you not only entertainment, but also the radiant national culture of Lisu people.
You don't want to experience it!