Gucheng District Culture

1.Ethnic Groups

There are 37 ethnic groups living in Gucheng District including Naxi, Han, Bai, Tibetan, Yi, Pumi, etc, among which the Naxi people accounts for 59.54% of the total population.

2. Ethnic Township

Jinjiang Bai Ethnic Township(金江白族乡), Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

3. Traditional Ethnic Villages

●Dadong Village(大东村), Dadong Township, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

●Guifeng Village(贵峰村), Jinshan Township, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

●Yangxi Village(漾西村), Jinshan Township, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

●Gonghexiguan Village(共和西关村), Qihe Township, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

●Qiliang Village(启良村), Liangmei Village Committee, Jinshan Township, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

●Wubali Village(五坝里村), Yixin Village Committee, Jinan Town, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

●Jinan Village(金安村), Yangjian Village Committee, Qihe Town, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

●Xinminxia Village(新民下村), Xinmin Village Committee, Qihe Town, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

●Nanxi Village(南溪村), Gonghe Village Committee, Qihe Town, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

●Longquan Village Committee(龙泉村委会), Shuhe Subdistrict, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

●Zhongxin Village(忠信村), Huangshan Neighborhood, Shuhe Subdistrict, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

●Puji Village(普济村), Zhongji Neighborhood, Shuhe Subdistrict, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

●Xiangyang Village(向阳村), Dongjiang Neighborhood Committee, Wenhua Subdistrict, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

●Zhongpai Village(中排村), Wufeng Village Committee, Qihe Town, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

●Shang Village(上村), Xinmin Village Committee, Qihe Town, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan

4. Ethnic Culture

Since ancient times, it has been the hub of ethnic culture and economic exchanges such as Han, Tibet, Bai and Naxi. The Naxi and Yi have their own languages and characters. Naxi people are good at singing and dancing, and the Dongba Culture and Naxi Ancient is very valuable.

5. Ethnic Festivals

Festivals are a major feature of ethnic minorities. In Gucheng District, every ethnic groups celebrates their own festival, such as the Sanduo Festival of Naxi people, Torch Festival of Yi people.