Spring Festival travel in 2018 (5) - Mr. Dong from Langde No. 1 Hotel

Mr. Dong from Langde No. 1 Hotel

More than ten years ago, when Langde Shangzhai was booming, the accommodation conditions were unsatisfactory. In 2018, the Langde Miao Village has been overshadowed by the Thousand Households of Miao Village. Moreover, it was already getting late, so I was a little worried about not being able to find a suitable hotel. However, the Langde No. 1 Hotel in Hepanwan gave people an unexpected surprise - Mr. Dong was in Langde The public spaces and interior furnishings opened in Dexiazhai are relatively in line with mainstream needs.

Langde No. 1 Hotel is located near the Miao Village Culture Museum in Langde Village. Directly opposite the hotel, a Miao village family is building a new house, and the whole village is helping. The construction site was in full swing. Several pig hind legs were hung under the eaves, and the name of the gift giver was also marked with a small piece of paper. Several stoves and chopping boards have been set up on the street, and part-time chefs are using shovels to stir-fry dishes in large pots. One group of people are busy working happily, while another group of people have begun to sit around and drink. Several banquet tables are set up in front of the hotel. , saw us walking by with our suitcases, the Miao family who were drinking stood up and warmly greeted us to sit down for a meal and a drink. Even though he tried hard to say goodbye many times, Dr. Zheng, who was carrying his suitcase, was still given a few mouthfuls of wine. It seemed that the Miao village had stopped drinking wine in advance. After years of tourism development, the natural enthusiasm of the Miao family still remained.
Langde No. 1 Hotel Gate

Mr. Dong from Langde No. 1 Hotel was also among the tables. Hearing that guests were coming, he put down his wine glass and went into the kitchen to cook us dinner of pork ribs in sour soup. We felt a little embarrassed to disturb his drinking pleasure. Boss Dong He whispered, "They are too good at drinking. They are just an excuse to retreat. They are all guests. I will cook you a Miao-style dinner. " Mr. Dong recommended us to eat cured pork ribs hot pot. We obeyed and the soup was delicious. We used the fresh Chinese cabbage stored in the kitchen as a side dish for the hot pot, and several kilograms of organic Chinese cabbage were eaten.

After dinner, we couldn’t restrain our curiosity and clamored to Mr. Dong to visit the Miao Family Flowing Seat opposite, which had been going on for several hours. Boss Dong, who was looking for an excuse to retreat from the flowing water banquet, was forced by us to have no choice but to go back to the wine cave and accompany us to the happy banquet site. He introduced our origins to everyone in Miao language along the way. Everyone asked us enthusiastically where we were from, holding a wine flask and calling us to drink. The host shyly invited us to sit at the banquet. The banquet on the construction site was unexpectedly lively. Under the temporary lights, women sat in a circle and made fists and drank. The men were busy cleaning up the construction site. A handful of men looked like little wives. Sitting in an inconspicuous corner like that, silently, just like us, we watched the women fist-fighting and drinking.

• On the other side, several men and women who had finished their drinks were sitting on two benches and were joking and joking. A woman was trying to pull the man's ear. The man kept dodging, looking at the man's half-pushing and half-embarrassed look. , I can only help but chuckle to myself! The women all wore traditional Miao costumes, while the men's clothes were very simple and casual, no different from Han clothes.
• According to Mr. Dong, Miao women have a high family and social status. Women generally have the final say in the family, and purchasing Miao dresses is also valuable. From childhood to adulthood, girls have formal Miao traditional costumes, and everyone in the family has the final say. Don't hesitate to teach me that money must be purchased according to the rules. Boys are not necessarily treated in this way, and there should be traces of the matriarchal society. I thought it would be fun to watch more, but everyone enthusiastically held a bottle of wine to persuade us to join in. The enthusiasm of the Langde Miao villagers made us, who were too drunk, carefully decline with smiling faces. Mr. Dong’s nose was pinched and he was forced to drink a few more glasses of wine. Mr. Dong is from the Miao family and has a large capacity for drinking. Drinking more wine shouldn’t be a big problem. We left Mr. Dong with confidence and slipped away quietly.

Mr. Dong’s Friendship and Family Banquet in Miao Village of Thousands of Households

The next day after visiting Shangzhai, I returned to the hotel to rest, and met and chatted with Mr. Dong from Lande No. 1 Hotel who had sobered up. I felt like old friends at first sight and had a great time chatting with each other. Mr. Dong is a native of Qianhu Miao Village. After graduating with a major in tourism, he returned to his hometown to experience the tourism job in Qianhu Miao Village and bravely started his own business. Langde No. 1 Hotel is his first entrepreneurial project. According to the plan, his Entrepreneurial projects are dotted all over the place, which will greatly enhance the taste of homestays in southeastern Guizhou. When we talked about the wonderful experience we had in Qianhu Miao Village more than 10 years ago, and that we still don’t dare to go to the popular Qianhu Miao Village to join in the fun, Mr. Dong volunteered to take us to Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village to see the night view, and also He enthusiastically arranged for us to go back to his home in Qianhu Miao Village to sit for a while.

It was hard to refuse such a kind invitation, so we respectfully obeyed. Mr. Dong drove the car and we followed behind him, walking along a bumpy road and successfully entering the long-missed Qianhu Miao Village scenic area. Qianhu Miao Village is simple, quiet and magnificent. It is like a mature beauty, weathered and beautiful. The night is the most beautiful. The full moon on the 15th is hanging high in the sky. Every household lights up lanterns, like naughty stars sneaking down to the Miao Village to have a party, filling the entire valley. After watching Qianhu Miao Village under the moonlight, Mr. Dong took us to climb hundreds of steps to visit the century-old house in the heart of Qianhu Miao Village. I was out of breath after not climbing for a long time, but I was still very motivated when I thought about tasting the Miao home-cooked dishes made by his mother. In Qianhu Miao Village, which is crowded with tourists, Mr. Dong actually arranged an authentic Miao family dinner for us. I was touched! We walked along the bluestone path and climbed up the steps to the old house in the middle of the mountain of Miao Village. The old mother had already prepared an authentic Miao family dinner.
After drinking, I stood on the hillside and looked at the valley. I felt the same happiness as the people in the Miao Village. It was already midnight. Mr. Dong braved the cold in the mountains and sent us one way after another. We changed to the scenic area's eco-friendly bus several times. Dong Mr. Along the Road Protection Air Let us be grateful. We drove slowly back to Langde No. 1 Hotel in the moonlight. Mr. Dong left us with the best memories of Southeast Guizhou. Meeting is the happiest thing on the journey. Thank you, Mr. Dong!