Located on the top of one of the village's mountains is "Lusheng Hall" (Lusheng being a reed-pipe wind instrument) is in fact a round flat ground with tall ancient trees standing along the ground's outer regions. According to the locals, the place is a product of nature, as all the trees form a circle and the ground is naturally flat. On festivals or other grand occasions, the whole village will gather here, and the Miao people's traditional way of festival celebration -- "Lusheng Cai Tang" -- is also held here. Usually, the place is open to public with no taboo, although no courting is allowed there.

Lusheng Festival is very important for the Miao people, and this is especially true in Basha Miao Village, where the scale is particularly spectacular, with crowds of people flocking to Lusheng Hall. As the festival goes on, girls dressed in splendid attire cheer by the side. The rustic and bold Lusheng folk music fully exhibits the pureness and simplicity of Basha people.

Basha people's ethnic song and dance performances are also amusing. Though the local people are traditional to the bones, they perform every program in a catwalk fashion, which makes the performance very funny and quite enjoyable.

Author: Jessie

All rights reserved. Reproduction of text for non-commercial purposes is permitted provided that both the source and author are acknowledged and a notifying email is sent to us.