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Tujia Folk Custom Park

Tujia Folk Custom Park

Write: Meyer [2011-05-23]
Tujia Folk Custom Park

Tujia Folk Custom Park has been greatly applauded by the tourists from all over the world these years. It is nicknamed "a window to see through the facts of Tujia ethnic group" in China. Covering an area of over 5 hectares, the park is mainly built to display Tujia people's folk custom in different aspects, such as architecture, food, agriculture,dance, songs, customs, military art etc.

Most of the buildings here are constructed with wood and stone with the characteristics of carved girder and painted columns, upturned eaves. In the park, tourists can enjoy very traditional programs performed by the local Tujia people.

In April, 2001, former premier Zhu Rongji visited the Tujia Folk Custom Park and gave a high appraisal of it. In September, 2002, the park successfully held a large-scale Maogusi Dance Party. This activity and its Nine-layer Diaojiaolou Building were listed in the Guinness World Record. In January,2004, the park was designated as the 4A National Tourist Attraction by CNTA (China National Tourism Administration).