Chongqing Folk Culture Village – Folk Custom

There are several stages during a life. In Chinese history, people celebrated in different ways the stages, which formed a fixed mode.

In Chongqing Folk Culture Village, there are many scenes, which formed by statues and virtual stuffs featuring the unique local customs. With the scenes, people can have a realization directly of Chinese ancient daily life.

Chongqing Folk Culture Village – Folkl Custom

Ceremony of the Birth

It is a scene such like a bedroom. There is a woman lying in the bed and two elder women staying in the other room. One of the two women is babysitting the little baby while the other one is taking a bowl.

This is a scene of the birth of everybody when you were born in the world.

Ceremony of First Month of a Baby

The ceremony is celebrating a baby's completion of its first month of life with best wishes. In the scene of Chongqing Folk Culture Village, there are many little stuffs and gifts of a baby.

Ceremony of one-year-old Baby

There is an activity of a one-year-old baby catching the stuffs which putting in front of them. There are many things such as the brush, the book, the sword and so on. The parents and grandparents are happy to watch around.

It is a vocational inclination test for an infant, which is a tradition of a long history of China. It was recorded even when it was in Song Dynasty.

Ceremony of Leaving Home

When the son was between 18 – 20 years old, he is always leaving home for attending the imperial examinations in Beijing or for business. There are three-dimensional sculpture figure that the mother is tidying up the clothes of the son.

Ceremony of Blind Date

When the child is growing up, the matchmaker will come to visit to introduce the other young men or women.

Ceremony of Meeting the Bride

It is a grand scene going to the bride's home to escort her back to the wedding. There are two sedan chairs and lots of people walking along together, while the orchestra playing the happy musical composition.

Ceremony of Bridal Chamber

In Chinese history, the bride is always sitting in the bed while waiting for the bridegroom. There is a red hood covering the bride's face. When the bridegroom comes back, he will take down the hood by himself.

Ceremony of Wedding Night

The ceremony is actually teasing the bride and bridegroom on the wedding night. After most the guests left, only a few good friends stay teasing the new couple. It is said that the ceremony will last for three days.

Ceremony of Return Bride's Home

After three days of the wedding, the new couple will go back to Bride's home together, which express the love to the parents. From then on, the new couple will stay together the whole life.