In Dali, Yunnan, there is a thousand-year-old town hidden, which is little known, but has the most simple folk customs and customs, which is the Bai ancient town of Xizhou.
Mr. Lao She, a famous novelist and author of "Camel Xiangzi", was impressed by the humanistic scenery of Xizhou Ancient Town when he traveled to Yunnan in the 1940s, and later praised Xizhou in his travelogue "Short Notes on The Journey of Dian". He wrote in the article: "Xizhou Town is a miracle, I can't remember, in some remote place in the country, I have seen such a decent town." ”
Mr. Lao She is not false, Xizhou Ancient Town is like spring in all seasons, since the ancient town market, private school and other facilities are very perfect, ancestral halls and archways on the inscription are carved with gold, extraordinary atmosphere, not far out of the city is the Erhai Sea, the town edge of the green mountains surrounded, it is not too much to say that it is a paradise.
Like other ancient towns in Dali, Yunnan, Xizhou is also a bai people's settlement, so in Xizhou ancient town, visitors can experience the authentic Bai folk custom "three teas". Originally, three teas were a ceremony for the white patriarchs to entertain their juniors on important occasions, but now they have evolved into a highest kind of welcoming ceremony for entertaining guests from all over the world.
Come on, Shu Huang will take you to a serious taste of the Bai three teas. The first tea is brewed with roasted tea leaves and has a bitter taste. The second tea adds sweet spices such as brown sugar and cinnamon to the bitter tea, making the bitter tea taste bitter and sweet. The third tea, in the tea cup where the second tea is brewed, is filled with peppercorns, walnuts, fried rice and other raw materials, and the brewed tea soup has all five flavors and endless aftertaste. This is the "one bitter, two sweet and three aftertastes" of bai three teas.
Life is often bitter before sweet, and people must reminisce more about the past, in order to sum up experience, learn lessons, and be bitter on the road of life in the future. The three teas not only have a unique taste, but also contain the way of life and the philosophy of life that the Bai people have passed down from generation to generation, so from the process of tasting the three teas, you can also understand the mysteries of life.
It is gratifying that in Xizhou Ancient Town, visitors can enjoy the characteristic dances of the Bai ethnic group while tasting three teas. Bai young men and women dressed in costumes, singing and dancing, the boys hold a variety of Bai folk string instruments and waist drums, the girls hold bamboo sticks called "overlord whip", while dancing with the overlord whip to hit the joints, knocking out the beat. The overall sense of rhythm of the dance is very strong, coupled with the beat of the instrument, so that the audience is unconsciously brought into the festive atmosphere, so that everyone feels the enthusiasm of the Bai people.
Shu Huang has written a lot of articles and taken a lot of videos here, but still feels not addicted, still wants to talk to you in a more direct way, Shu Huang is willing to squat in a corner of the wall in the warm sun, sit on a small bench, and slowly and methodically tell you the latest travel stories, maybe this talk is a lifetime! Please pay attention to me, we are not seen on the road.