Through the tropical rain forest to the beach Episode 9 (Onding Tribe)

Yeluzi LaojinTel: +86-134-3804-4033 wechat: AKENQQ

Today's itinerary is from Nansan to Cangyuan County, passing Wengding Guzhai.

The total travel distance is about 175 kilometers. Baidu map shows that it takes 5.5 hours, which is almost the same because there are 20 to 30 kilometers under construction.

In Wengding, the last primitive tribe in China, the villagers still live in wooden houses with thatched roofs and lead the lives of men farming and women weaving.

Wengding is a Wa village. I heard from the villagers that there are now 103 households with more than 500 people.

The Wa nationality, one of the Chinese minorities The existing population of more than 350,000 people is mainly distributed in the mountainous and semi-mountainous counties of Ximeng, Cangyuan, Lancang, Menglian, Shuangjiang, Gengma, Yongde, Zhenkang, etc. The "Awa Mountain" between the Salween River and the southern section of the Nushan Mountains. It is intertwined with the Han, Dai, Bulang, Deang, Lisu, Lahu and other ethnic groups.

The Wa people have their own language and script, and their beliefs are mainly primitive religions.

The hunting of human heads is one of the ancient sacrificial forms of the Wa people. It is mainly used in sacrificial activities called "Guhun" and "Lamgu". After liberation, this bloody custom has been completely eliminated.

Yesterday, the car ran into a bad road and the car was so dirty.

Breakfast is Yunnan rice noodles with some chicken offal.

Myanmar car

Toyota’s old hound is not available in China.

In terms of duty-free shops at this port, the prices of goods are not cheap, and the advantages of online shopping channels are more obvious.

The gate of the country is being renovated, and traffic will not be affected.

Tropical fruits along the way

What a big waterfall, just by the road.

Wash a car for free, but there is still a worse road waiting for us.

Jackfruit is sticky, clean it.

Nansan heads towards Cangyuan, and the first half is a very good pavement.

I ate jackfruit on the way. This time I learned how to eat it. I use a fresh-keeping bag to eat it, so I don't need to wash my hands. The jackfruit is only 5 yuan.

The bamboo shoots are as thick as the legs of an adult.

Soon, I saw this, but it rained heavily today and there was no construction.

The road conditions are shocking

Very specific

The big puddle on the mud road can clearly feel the wheels slipping.

Muddy Road, the van on the opposite side came from Cangyuan, not a local car. Speaking of Cangyuan roads are all such bad roads, his cars are all underpinned. I told him that the road behind is also bad, and we value each other. Right. It was later confirmed that this was not the case. There were not many bad roads behind, but in fact the bad roads of the van master just started.

We have arrived at Wengding Ancient Village.

Before entering the tribe, the old man nodded black paint on our foreheads. This is called touching you black, which means that you are a guest of the village, and you can pass through the village without hindrance.

The villagers sang, danced and beat wooden drums to welcome us

You can see such bull heads tied to tree stumps everywhere

Large banyan

SUV

Looks a little scary

Today’s guest is only our family

jackfruit

Wa Wooden Drum

Such wooden drums are divided into males and females. I have not seen which male and which female is specific, but the sound of the percussion is different.

Introduction to Wooden Drum

Wa Palace

This uncle guarded the Wa mansion, and in a non-standard Yunnan dialect, he introduced us to the situation of King Wa and also mentioned the war in the Wa state of Burma. The Wa people used to sacrifice their heads in order to pray for the good weather and a good harvest in the coming year. After liberation, they changed to sacrifice with bull heads.

This tea is a bit bitter, it should be Kudingcha

I saw ethnic costumes and asked the old man if he could put on a photo. The old man said yes, just give 10 yuan.

Houses of the Wa Nationality

This is said to be the symbol of the Wa nationality, like the moon that represents women, and the thick ones represent men.

Women weaving

It is said that women of the Wa ethnic group regard black as their beauty. The darker the more beautiful, the more men like it. I asked, and it was true.

Friends gather together to watch videos on mobile phones

My wife wants to try it too, this is not easy to learn.

In the Salar room, I asked the woman who was weaving, and she told me that this is a place for young Wa men and women to talk about friends. This dating place is surrounded by residents’ houses. Isn’t that there is no privacy at all?

bamboo

Head stakes, used for sacrifices in the old society. It is said that abandoning this bloody custom was really strenuous. My party sent someone to negotiate the matter. It happened that a young man was going to be beheaded. It didn’t make sense to both sides. Finally, I thought of a way. On the day of the sacrifice, a young Wa ethnicity raised it. King Wa is definitely the most able to understand the matter of sacrificing. If you want to cut it off, you will cut off the head of King Wa. There is a lot of discussion about the king.

The outside of the village owner’s house looks no different from ordinary people’s homes, and accommodation is provided.

The old woman of the village master's house with a cigarette holder in her mouth looks domineering.

This location can see the panoramic view of the village, but it is rainy and foggy, and that's it.

This respected old man in the village gave us some touches at the door. His solid wood seats look very domineering.

The Wengding tribe is located on the border, far away from Kunming.

From Wengding, head towards Cangyuan. I saw a sign for Nangunhe National Park. I wanted to go in and take a look.

It turned out that there were railings, locked, and there seemed to be a staff member next to the chicken house. Because it was going to be late and it was raining, we still did not come forward to communicate.

A mud is broken and slippery.

Arrive in Cangyuan in the evening

Live in the Mo Ni Hei Hotel next to the small square on the right

The price is very favorable, 88 yuan for such a standard room.

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Yeluzi LaojinTel: +86-134-3804-4033 wechat: AKENQQ