The Music Village by the Beipan River

　　It is said that every dusk, on Xiamen’s Gulangyu Island, melodious piano sounds drift from the windows of every household, accompanied by the sea breeze, gently wafting and echoing deep within the alleys... Hence, Gulangyu is also known as Piano Island. Meanwhile, the Big Flower Miao people living in Qingkoumen of Gao’yang Village, Qingshu Village Xinzhai, and Huangmaoping in Longyin Town, Puan County, all can read music and sing. Their four-part harmony has reached a remarkably high level, and many villagers can also play musical instruments. Therefore, these three Miao villages were honored as the “Music Village by the Beipan River” during an interview with Guizhou TV’s program “Colorful Guizhou – Journey Along the Rivers.”