[fly]The First Village Ethnic Museum in China[/fly]
The village,Baka,located in Jinuo Township administrated by the city of Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. Almost at the end of 20th centuary, it is still unknown. But all in a sudden, the little village has changed into a star of village, just as the tale of Cinderella. What is the reason? All of these originated from the project for the construction of ethnic cultural and ecological villages in Yunnan sponsored by Ford Foundation, which aims at protecting ethnic culture and presided by a famous anthropologist, Yun Shaoting. After serious consideration, the project team decided to choose Baka as cite of Jinuo Culture Museum. On June 6th, 2001, the opening ritual of the museum was held, which were reported by many news agencies, home and abroad.
Owing their own culture museum and facing many guests from outer world, the Jinuo people in the village looks very excited and more self-confident for finding so many guests interested in their traditional culture. Meanwhile, the elderly felt pleasant that their own culture finally has a way of passing on and will not disappear in the new century.
The host of Baka village is Jinuo People. If you spend several days there, surely you will have a good chance of the beautiful scenery of subtropical rainforest and a deep understanding of the charming Jinuo culture. By the way, Yaobo’s family is just beside the museum, if you went there, you can get accommodation at his household. His family members are warmhearted. You know, I have spent three days there. As a matter of fact, there are some old folk artist worthy of your visiting, such as Zimula, who can perform all the old traditional musical instrument of Jinuo People.
The style of the museum is Ganlanshi Changfang, the traditional architecture of Jinuo people, with an area of more than 300 square meters, 8 exhibition rooms, which take advantage of pictures and real stuff showing the Jinuo traditional culture from the perspective of collection, hunting, weave, Daogenhuozhong (sowing with sword and fire), religion, folksong and dance, etc. Now, Yunnan Provincial government want to follow its suit, construct a museum for some other ethnic group.
It is better to see for yourself rather than to hear for many times. So, if you are interested in ethnic culture, why not experienced the destination by yourself?
Traffic: Bus from Jinghong to Menglun,then take a tricycle to Baka village (10 yuan or so).
Accommodation: There are many hotels in Menlun.
Ticket: 10 yuan.
Best season: all year except for summer. |