In peacetime, there are still gunmen?
Yes, this is the last gunner tribe in China.
Men all maintained the custom of wearing muskets.
Of course, this is authorized by the public security organs.

Carrying an old-fashioned musket on his shoulder, he puffed out mist from his mouth.
A bit mysterious, right?
The Miao ethnic grouphomespun cloth looks very much like the Xiangyun gauze of old Shanghai.

There are wild animals in the forest, but hunting is not allowed now.
The musket is more decorative than practical.

Haha, I'll decorate it too.

Is this bamboo vessel also for decoration?

No, bamboo instruments can blow.

Is the reed here so long?

There are longer ones.
Can you blow it too?

Can blow.
And the sound is melodious.

In 1976, when Beijing built the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, the Basha Miao people dedicated an ancient camphor tree.
The roots of the tree remain in the memorial pavilion.

The roofs of Miao Village are very distinctive. They slope not on two sides, but on four sides.

There are still roofs outside the roof, densely packed roofs.

Outside the village are terraced fields, one after another.

Under the sun, the terraces shine with colorful light.

There are actually colorful terraces!

Nothing intentional, just random.

Construct it at will and it will turn out to be a beautiful picture.

Nature is amazing!

The Miao people are so great!

With a wave of his hand, he drew a magnificent picture.

Basha Miao Village is quietly hidden deep in the mountains.

Low-key, aloof from the world.

The last tribe of gunslingers under the sun.

Even the street lights are carried by the barrel of a gun.

Bamboo lampshades and paper lanterns compete with each other.

Solar panels and stilted buildings coexist.

He drying.
After the autumn harvest, the rice ears are cut off, leaving straws more than a foot long, which are bundled into handfuls and hung on them to dry before being put into the warehouse.

The balcony without railings is a bit scary.

The old man who walks like flying is very energetic.

The headscarf should be slanted.

Not necessarily, this scarf is tied up very properly.

3 people, 3 tying methods.

Which one is standard?

How many necklaces does the girl wear?

Is your hair styled like this?

There are countless colors on the clothes.

Embroidery whenever I have free time.

embroidered.

Or embroidery.

Take all the time to embroider.

I have heard about shaving heads with a sickle for a long time, but I saw it with my own eyes today.

The sickle can also shave beards, and its speed can be seen.

Head shaving is still a rite of passage for boys.
When the time comes, shave off the surrounding hair and keep the bun in the middle to form a bun.

What's in this gourd?
Does anyone know?

Bullfighting!
Where's the cow?

The horned wood carried on the shoulders is the ox, the wooden ox.

The Miao people cherished their cattle and were unwilling to use real cattle to fight, so they used wooden cattle instead.

The children are out of school.
We are on our way too.
Miao friends fired a gun to see off the guests.
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