"Charming Xiangxi" Show

Tujia, Miao and Bai folk song-and-dance (Maogusi dance / "Chasing Love"); stunts like "climbing a mountain of knives and crossing a sea of fire." A large-scale ethnic song-and-dance gala resident in Wulingyuan Town for years, built around the folk customs of the Tujia, Miao and Bai peoples: the Maogusi dance, with performers draped in straw, recreates the primitive ritual and hunting life of the Tujia ancestors and is listed in the first batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage; the "Chasing Love" segment portrays the Xiangxi "crying marriage" custom, moving audiences to tears at its emotional height. Folk stunts such as "climbing the mountain of knives and crossing the sea of fire" push the atmosphere to a climax, with acrobatics and magic woven in between; the theater is climate-controlled — warm in winter, cool in summer. Together with "Tianmen Fox Fairy" it forms a "one outdoor live show, one theater" pairing — if your schedule is tight, just pick one.

Getting there: Charming Xiangxi Grand Theater, Wulingyuan