Basha Style Miao

Basha Style Miao

Basha Style Miao mainly live in Basha,Judong,Guping villages near Congjiang county,and live in some other villages near Liping,such as Jiangkou ,Yinchao and so on.

This style of Miao people usually live in some very remote hills,and could hardly be touched by vehicles,they are as same as other sub-groups of Miao,often spend more than 3 hours walking to the bigger towns and then sell ducks or other small animals in the every 6-day markets. The local Miao men are good hunting wild animals,such as wild pigs, rabbits and birds,they still keep their hair very long,and twist them on the heads and each man has a topnot.Around it,the other hair is shaved clean by silkles instead of a shaver.As a man,he begins to have it when he is 15 years old,it is a symbol of being an adult.While the women are good at making batik and embroidery,planting cotton and making cloth and clothes for their own families.
Representative Festivals: swing festival, ancestor worship festival

Representative villages: Basha in Congjiang