Tanggu Scenic Area

Tanggu Scenic Area

The Tanggu Scenic Area is a national AAA-level tourist attraction.

Tanggu Village, Tanggu Town, Xisha Town, Tianchou County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, is a Zhuang ethnic village. On the first day of the second lunar month each year, adult women wear “bird costumes” to worship “Nie Tangwen” (the Sun God Bird). After the ceremony, a coming-of-age ritual for women is held. This sun-worship tradition is a “living” representation of Zhuang history and culture and has been included in the national intangible cultural heritage protection list. Tanggu Village has also been listed among the third batch of China’s Ethnic Minority Characteristic Villages.

Tanggu Village is located in the northeastern part of Xijiu Town, Tianchou County, bordering Yanshan County to the west and north, and Jijie Township of Tianchou County to the east. It is 8 kilometers from the town government (county seat). The village has 75 households and 337 residents, over 90% of whom are Zhuang, making it a typical Zhuang ethnic community. The Bada River, one of the headwaters of the Pearl River system, runs through the village, and the forest coverage rate is as high as 83%. The unique “Women’s Sun Festival” of Tanggu Village, also known as the “Women’s Festival,” originated from the worship of the sun by ancestors of the matrilineal clan society. It serves as a carrier of Zhuang indigenous religion and female worship, reflecting the legacy of the matrilineal clan society, and has a history of over two thousand years. This custom was inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2014.