Wudang district highlights tea culture at Guizhou Ethnic Unity Parade

Wudang district took center stage at the Guizhou Ethnic Unity Grand Parade in Guiyang on May 18 with its "Tea Mountain Flavors" team impressing the audience along the 2.3-kilometer route.

The 111-member team featured Miao Stick Dance inheritors, students from Xiaba Town School, and Guizhou Normal University. Their performances highlighted Wudang's integration of tea culture, rural tourism, wellness, and intangible cultural heritage.

Wudang district team members perform a Miao Stick Dance at the event with a smile. [Photo/WeChat account of Wudang district]

Performers presented the traditional Miao Stick Dance, a Guizhou provincial-level intangible heritage marked by rhythmic stick movements. University students performed a tea-picking dance infused with elements of dustpan painting, a city-level intangible cultural heritage of the Bouyei ethnic group.

A dustpan painting is shown at the event. [Photo/WeChat account of Wudang district]

Wudang showcased six major tea brands on themed carts to promote Guizhou's tea industry.

"By combining tea traditions with folk culture, we presented Wudang's unique tea tourism and cultural identity to a wider audience," said Song Yibo, director of the cultural heritage protection service center at Wudang district bureau of culture, sports, radio, film, and television.

Participants expressed pride in sharing their local culture, with the event offering a vivid window into Wudang's vibrant blend of tradition and innovation.