Customs and Habits of Folks in the Three Gorges

Customs of people in the Three Gorges area are simple and homely. The imposing mountains and charming rivers find their expression in the way of life and customs and habits of the local folks. With agriculture as their main occupation, they also go in for side-line production, making full use of their local natural resourses.

Rugged paths on the precipitous mountains cannot stop the strong and iron-willed basket carriers; and the turbulent currents and dangerous whirlpools are but nothing to the robust and quick fishrmen.During the slack season, they may pick mushrooms or medical herbs in the mountains, or make some bamboo or rattan work to be sold on a market day. On a festival or some special occasions, they often hold dragon-boat races, or perform the dragon lantern dance, or sing mountian songs, or play their suona horns and other folk musical instruments and fully enjoy themselves.

Mountain villages will be bustling with activity and excitement when a wedding party is parading the street, and in weddings the mountain folks prefer to follow their old traditional practices handed down from generation to generation. During the harvest season, smiling faces against the background of golden-brown flue-cured tobacco leaves are the common scenes in every village, as if the folks are announcing that they have shed off their poverty and they are sure of an even better tomorrow.

Three Gorges area is the home of People from Chongqing and Hubei Province. The majority of people are Han nationality and Tujia nationality. They both keep the strong local custom. The special bamboo products Back baskets, and the particular wedding ceremony of Tujia minority are also your unforgettable experience in Three Gorges area. Chinese sturgeon, a kind of rare fish in the world, is also available here. Besides, if you find there are many trees or bamboos surrounding a house, please do not surprise, because it perhaps means that there is an unmarried beautiful girl in this family. The folk songs are also the most attractive in Three Gorges area.