Where can I experience the unique Wa customs in Yunnan?

Cangyuan County, Lincang, Yunnan Province, takes you to experience the unique Wa customs.

In Cangyuan County, lincang City, Yunnan Province, China, there is a very old village called Wengding Guzhai, where a group of native Wa people live. The stockade is surrounded by mountains, and there is a clear stream inside. The thatched huts and bamboo tube buildings built by Wa people are scattered around the stockade. The air here is very fresh and there is no pollution.

It is difficult to see this beautiful scenery through the polluted air in the city, but in Wengding Ancient Village, all the star constellations you want to see are extremely clearly visible. What makes people feel the original ancient stockade customs most is the cow's head bone that can be seen everywhere. Because the totem worshipped by the Wa people is buffalo, cow bones can be seen in many places in the ancient stockade.

Their residence is made of thatched roofs and bamboo, which is divided into two parts. The house above is for people to live in, and the house below is for livestock to live in, or put some sundries. However, because the Wa people's bodies are generally not too high, the doors are somewhat low.

Not far from the ancient village of Onding, there is a sacred forest called "Longmeiji" by the Wa people. This is actually a public cemetery for Wa people, and each tree is hung with a cow's head bone. Because the Wa people usually bury their bodies in wooden coffins, this forest also has a special national tradition of the Wa people.

In the stockade, the stockade owner is the biggest official. If there is a festival in the stockade, even the county magistrate should discuss it with the stockade owner. However, the castellan inherited from the hereditary system is very warm and friendly. In fact, the inside of the stockade is still a traditional structure of male ploughing and female weaving, and women can often be seen weaving in the stockade. Wa women here like smoking pipes, so they can see several women get together and light their pipes, and then smoke happily.

The girls in the stockade also wear exaggerated jewelry on weekdays: big ear tubes, big bracelets and thin rattan rings, which are unique! Because people here generally prefer black, girls with dark skin are more popular here! There are also many ethnic dances among the Wa people in Wengding ancient village, which are generally used for sacrifice. There are dances of beating wooden drums and tossing hair, which explains why the hair of Wa girls is generally longer.

What people here like best is actually Chili. Without Chili, they can't even eat! The staple food is generally rice, and the best in home cooking is bacon camellia porridge, as well as chicken rotten rice with unique flavor. If you come to this ancient village, you must try rotten chicken rice once, because it tastes really delicious! You don't have to worry about accommodation. The Wa people in the village will give up some of their homes for tourists to live in, because the conditions are simple, so the price is really not expensive.

The style of Wengding ancient village is so beautiful that people yearn for it. Come to Cangyuan County, Lincang, Yunnan, and experience the unique customs of the Wa people.