Tujia culture

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Tujia culture is the traditional way of life of the Tujia ethnic group in China, characterized by distinctive folk songs and dances, wooden stilted houses, elaborate brocade weaving, and rich ancestral and shamanistic rituals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic culture
intangible cultural heritage
architecturalFeature courtyard-style layouts
stilt foundations on slopes
timber frame construction
associatedWith Tujia people
country China
ethnicGroupOfOrigin Tujia
festival Sheba Festival
Tujia New Year
worship of the White Tiger totem
hasCharacteristic ancestor veneration
animistic beliefs
clan-based social structure
mountainous rural lifestyle
shamanistic rituals
syncretism with Buddhism
syncretism with Chinese folk religion
syncretism with Taoism
hasStatus recognized as part of China’s ethnic minority cultures
influencedBy Sinosphere
surface form: Han Chinese culture

neighboring Miao culture
knownFor New Year festivals
Tujia brocade
drum and gong music
folk dances
folk songs
funeral rituals
wedding rituals
languageUsed Southwestern Mandarin
Tujia language
mainRegion Chongqing
surface form: Chongqing Municipality

Guizhou Province
Hubei Province
Hunan Province
Wuling Mountains
religiousPractice ancestor worship
divination
ritual healing ceremonies
sacrifice to mountain spirits
ritualSpecialist shaman
spirit medium
socialCustom communal labor exchange
hospitality to guests
singing in courtship
subjectOf ethnographic research in China
symbol white tiger totem
threatenedBy out-migration of youth
urbanization
traditionalArt Tujia brocade weaving
embroidery
paper cutting
wood carving
traditionalClothing brightly colored embroidered garments
headscarves for women
silver ornaments
traditionalDance Baishou dance
hand-waving dance
traditionalEconomy hemp and cotton weaving
maize cultivation
tea cultivation
terraced rice farming
traditionalFood glutinous rice dishes
pickled vegetables
smoked bacon
spicy cured meats
traditionalHousingType diaojiaolou
wooden stilted houses
traditionalMusic call-and-response folk songs
mountain songs
narrative ballads
transmittedBy family apprenticeship
oral tradition

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