Introduction to Yaoshang Gelao Cultural Village: Yaoshang Gelao Cultural Village is located at the foot of Foding Mountain in Pingshan Township, Shiqian County, Guizhou Province, on the bank of Baoxi River, 38 kilometers away from the county seat. It takes about 1 hour to drive from the county seat. . The village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the original ecological vegetation is well preserved. The houses, costumes, customs, and habits of the Gelao compatriots living here have typical ethnic characteristics. It is the first stop for tourism, exploration, scientific research, and style collecting in Foding Mountain. , is also a good place to visit Shiqian for sightseeing and leisure vacation.
There are 67 Gelao households living in this village. All the houses are in the style of two-story stilted buildings with verandahs, with high sill doors, carved windows, carved beams and painted roofs, cornices and horns, and two wing rooms on the left and right, forming a " "Concave" shape, twelve wooden pillars bear the weight of the entire wooden house. Except for the ancestral hall, which is a hanging hilltop building, the rest are all resting hilltop buildings. The overall structure is exquisite and the shape is peculiar.
The Gelao people are a people who are good at singing and dancing. On every festival, a bonfire is lit in a pit. Men, women, old and young gather around the fire to sing and dance. The most important local festival is on the second day of the lunar calendar every year. Bird Respecting Festival on the first day of the lunar month.