Liupanshui Culture

Liupanshui is a multi-ethnic prefecture-level city in the west of Guizhou Province. There are many ethnic minorities in Liupanshui, and in the long course of history, these ethnic minority people live in harmony with nature, create and inherit the excellent intangible culture, which forms unique ethnic customs. 

Ethnic Groups

There are a total of 44 minorities in Liupanshui city, among which the Yi, Miao, Bouyei, Bai, Hui and Gelao are indigenous peoples living in Liupanshui. The minorities with a population of over ten thousand include Yi, Miao, Bai, Buyi, Hui, Gelao and Shui 7 ethnic groups. 

Ethnic Townships

Traditional Chinese Villages in Liupanshui

• Changtian Village in Changwan Village of Luobie Township, Liuzhi Special District, Liupanshui City六盘水市六枝特区落别乡长湾村长田组
• Gaoxing Village in Suoga Miao, Yi and Hui Ethnic Township of Liuzhi Special District, Liupanshui City六盘水市六枝特区梭戛苗族彝族回族乡高兴村
• Lujiazhai Village in Baoji Miao and Yi Ethnic Township of Panzhou City, Liupanshui六盘水市盘县保基苗族彝族乡陆家寨村
• Emaozhai Village in Baotian Town of Panzhou City, Liupanshui City六盘水市盘县保田镇鹅毛寨村
• Shuitang Village in Danxia Town of Panzhou City, Liupanshui City六盘水市盘县丹霞镇水塘村
• Lemin Village in Shiqiao Town of Panzhou City, Liupanshui City六盘水市盘县石桥镇乐民村
• Tuoyue Village in Shiqiao Town of Panzhou City, Liupanshui City六盘水市盘县石桥镇妥乐村
• Dazhong Village in Yangchang Buyi, Bai and Miao Ethnic Township of Panzhou City, Liupanshui City六盘水市盘县羊场布依族白族苗族乡大中村
• Tianmen Village in Huajia Miao, Buyi and Buyi Ethnic Township of Shuicheng County, Liupanshui City六盘水市水城县花戛苗族布依族彝族乡天门村

China Traditional Villages in Liupanshui City and China Traditional Villages in Guizhou Province

Inheritors of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Liupanshui

More Inheritors of National Intangible Heritages in Guizhou Province. 

Folk Dances

Liupanshui folk dances are widely distributed and have various styles. From the role and purpose of dance, it is mostly life dance, which is a dance activity for the needs of life carried out by various ethnic groups. It usually includes custom dance, religious and sacrifice dance, social dance, entertainment dancing, sports dance and so on.

• Custom Dance: The representative custom dances include Lusheng dance of Miao, Suona and flower drum dance and torch dance of Yi, bronze drum dance, Sama dance(撒麻舞) and rice transplanting dance, as well as money stick dance, fire dragon dance, lion dance, rowing land boat, lantern dance and so on. 
• Religious and Sacrificial Dance: It is a ceremonial dance form. The representative dances include Lusheng sacrificial dance of Miao, Suona and flower drum dance, Tiaojiao dance, Haima dance, Bibo dance and bench dragon dance of Yi, sacrificial dance of Gelao, leather drum dance, Zhuangchang dance and Shidao dance of Han, etc. And other dances include Nuo/Di opera dance, Nuomian dance, God dance, Mila dance and the like. 
• Social Dance: Within the Liupanshui city, the representative social dances include Dati dance(搭体舞) and bell dance of Yi, Lusheng group dancing of Miao, bamboo tube dance of Buyi, etc. 
• Sports Dance: Flower stick dance(花棍舞) of Siyin Miao(四印苗) is highly ornamental and is the representative of folk sports dance in Liupanshui.  

Custom and Habit

• Ethnic Festivals: Ethnic festivals in Liupanshui include Zhexi Nuo Opera(折溪傩戏), Cai Hua Dong(采花洞), Tiaohua festival and Torch festival and so on. 
• Folk Music: Among various ethnic groups in Liupanshui, instrumental folk music includes Lusheng, Suona, straight flute, three holes flute, four holes flute, Yueqin, Erhu, bronze drum, bass drum, flower drum, leather drum, cymbal, gong, bell, wooden fish and so on. All kinds of instrumental music have different combination music scores, and play on different occasions. Lusheng tune, Suona score and bronze drum score are relatively distinctive and wide-spread. 
• Food Culture: The food culture in Liupanshui has the characteristics of strong regionalism, diversified categories, rich cultural connotation, flexible cooking skills, unique food making, regional style historical inheritance and multi-compound.