Autumn Harvest Festival is a large folk festival activity of Miao Minority for entertainment, trade, youth exchange to celebrate the future harvest before autumn harvest or autumn beginning.

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The Tujia bridegroom shall make a “Drip Bed” before marriage.The drip bed does not drop, just like the drip from the eaves. Usually it is divided into a pass drip and two pass drip. Two-drip bed is also called as the “One step” bed, engraved with dragon and phoenix, it is very exquisite and it is a special skill in Tujia.

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Tujia Shaking Hand Dance is a large-scale dance with most influence in Tujia Minority, and with a strong religious color. The song is produced along with dance and the dance is named along with the song.

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Tujia people sacrifice the land God for praying the land God as a dominator to bless the good harvests and the domestic animals are all thriving, and also bless a village peace. Tujia people are very pious for land God, where there is one or more temples housing the god of earth in every village of Tujia area, the temple is everywhere. The temple was built carefully with marble and also with four coarse boards or built nearby the cave rock house.

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Tujia Minority is very carefully at the namesake marriage, the intermarry is only limited to the namesake but different forefather or one or exceeding the five generations, if not, it will be regarded as treason and heinous crime in ancient China. In fact, until now, even if conforming to Tujia namesake marriage rule, but the most Tujia people do not identify with it.

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Tujia girl was wedded by cry on the marriage day. The bride shall cry before more than half a month the wedding, some will cry for more than one month, 3-5 days at least. The Tujia people take to sing the crying marriage song as a woman's wisdom and virtue sign.

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The Xiangxiang 100 International Orienteering Race Series kicked off in Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area, Zhangjiajie, on April 16, 2017.Nearly 900 orienteers from all over the world participated in the event. They started from the entrance of Tianmen Mountain, and raced along the “Heaven-linking Avenue”, 999 stairs, Tianmen Cave, and Glass Bridge, till the end at Laodaowan Scenic Spot. The combination of sports and tourism was the highlight of the race. Marvelous natural landscapes were seen along the route.This event aimed to promote the Fitness-for-all initiative and combination of sports and tourism recommendation under the framework of all-for-one tourism, and meanwhile, expand the influence of Zhangjiajie’s tourism industry. It was of remarkable significance, as an initial stop of the Xiangxiang 100 Races Series. It is Hunan’s first race recognized by the International Orienteering Federation (IOF). The athletes can get IOF points for the orienteering world ranking.This orienteering race was hosted by the Hunan Sports Bureau and Zhangjiajie Municipal Government, and undertaken by Zhangjiajie Cultural, Sports, Radio, TV, Press and Publication Bureau. After the race, each participant was presented with an entrance ticket to the scenic area.Athletes run upstairs towards Tianmen CaveAthletes race along the winding mountain road-“Heaven-linking Avenue”Athletes run through the Glass BridgeAthletes run in the forest on Tianmen MountainTranslator: Pang Yuehui 

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An international youth forum promoting creativity and heritage protection along the Belt and Road opened Monday in a 1,000-year-old academy in central China's Hunan Province.More than 100 people from 65 countries along the Belt and Road, UNESCO staff and foreign diplomats attended the forum in Yuelu Academy which was founded in 976.In a congratulatory message to the forum, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong encouraged the young people to view the world with an attitude of appreciation, mutual learning and sharing to promote exchange and co-existence.UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova sent a video message to the opening ceremony of the forum.Participants will listen to academic reports, hold symposiums and visit cultural heritage sites in Changsha, capital of Hunan, and Quanzhou in Fujian Province.Source:Xinhua

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The photo taken on April 17, 2017 shows Dong people are singing love songs (In antiphonal style) at Huangdu Village, Pingtan Township, Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. The 2017 Dawuliang Singing Festival and Hunan “Cultural and Natural Heritage” Day were held in the county’s Yadunbao, Huangdu, Wanfoshan villages on the same day. Thousands of visitors were enchanted by songs and folk customs of Dong ethnic group. Translator: Xiao Juan

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From April 14 to 17, CCTV 《Forever Soul》 Filming team comes into zhangjiajie, visiting He long’s former residence and memorial hall, caused by the red army long march memorial, to recreate the magnificent revolutionary history. In recent years, Zhangjiajie actively carries out patriotic education activities, focuses on the red army long March 80 anniversary of the victory, comrade he’s 120th anniversary, strengthens patriotism education base facility protection, and completes the revolutionary base construction project. They seriously dig behind the story, seize the important time node, for media excitement, and invite the media to interview Zhangjiajie, to further expand the influence of Zhangjiajie red culture and enhance the awareness of Zhangjiajie.It is understood that China central television documentary film《Forever Soul》has six sets, which will be in August 2017 in China central television (CCTV).Translated by Sophia

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