Longshan Xiche River
 2016-12-21 11:06:21   Zhangjiajie Tourism Information Website  

Located in Longshan County of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Xiche River Area is renowned for the river named Xiche River.With excellent spring water which is a good material for making delicious mildewed tofu, it has been covered by CCTV original western Channel (CCTV12).

There are still some quaint buildings along the river. Xiche River Area is a Tujia ghetto, and Tujia language is widely used here. As Tujia language has no charater, so its ethnic culture is passed on by their mouths, which reuslts in a unique Tujia culture. At 4km north away from Xiche River lies the famous Big Waving Hall of Tujia nationality-Sanyue (March) Hall.

Tasha, Ding Fang and Po Jiao are well-known for Da Liu Zi, A kind of traditional percussion. Dian Fang has been granted as The Township of National Folk Art by Ministry of Culture for this.The township of Miao Er Tan, near Xiche River rich in brocade was conferred as the Township of mass arts and culture in Hunan province. Therefore, A cultural landscape fostered by profound Tujia customs has come into being around Xiche River.

By Brenda