The main activities in Jiangnan She Ethnic Customs and Culture Village include She ethnic song and dance performances, She ethnic wedding custom shows, She people’s ancestor worship, She ethnic antiphonal singing, She ethnic totems, visits to She ethnic culture, She ethnic costume shows, She ethnic sports activities, She ethnic customs photography and so on. It is a tourist leisure area with strong ethnic customs.
A relatively typical one is Pingyanggang Village, 8.5 kilometers southwest of Yunhe County. Every year on the third day of the third lunar month, a grand ‘March 3 Song Festival’ is held in the village. She people from hundreds of miles around and neighboring counties also flock to this village to celebrate and dance together. Surrounded by mountains, shrouded in clouds and mist, and with towering ancient trees, there are Leigang and Langang, which are divided by the main surnames of the She ethnic group, Lei and Lan, with a small stream as the boundary in the middle. Pingyanggang Village is an administrative village with only She ethnic residents. Since the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the She people in Pingyanggang have firmly adhered to their unique language, culture, customs and habits for generations. It has a strong She ethnic cultural background and connotations and is one of the famous She ethnic settlements in Lishui City. Some She ethnic customs: Camphor Tree Mother: It is a folk custom widely spread in She ethnic areas. She children recognize the ancient camphor tree as their mother and offer grain cloth bags, bows and arrows, and colorful ribbons to pray for a good harvest year, hope to become useful, and wish for a long life. Camphor Tree Mother implies that nature is the mother of human beings and conveys the concept of ecology first among the She people. Two-Home Marriage Custom: Swallows come in pairs. They leave in autumn and return in spring, having homes in both north and south. Why don’t the She people learn from swallows and have two homes? Singles and only children get married and take care of the farming of both families and support the elderly of both families. Ox King: According to legend, the ox is the grass official in heaven and sows grass seeds to the human world once a year. One spring, there was a drought and the grass seeds died and the livestock were waiting to die. The ox official took pity and secretly sowed grass seeds at night. Unexpectedly, the grass in the fields grew wildly, saving the livestock but burying the crops. The ox official was demoted to the human world and will always weed and plow the fields. Colorful Ribbon Workshop: The folk craft of the She ethnic group is weaving colorful ribbons, which has distinct ethnic characteristics. Women are good at weaving colorful ribbons, which can be made of cotton or silk. There are flower ribbons and character ribbons. Flower ribbons are embroidered with geometric patterns or natural flowers and birds; character ribbons are woven with auspicious Chinese characters such as favorable weather for crops, national prosperity and people’s peace. The colors are bright and gorgeous, including peach red, light yellow, purple, dark blue, and light green, interwoven in an orderly manner. Colorful ribbons are tokens of love for men and women in love and are also used as trimmings for clothing, colorful bags or baby slings. The unique skill of colorful ribbons is double-sided embroidery. Patterns of the same color on both sides are woven with multicolored silk threads. It is the belt of the bride.The opening hours are from 08:00 to 17:00 all year round.
