165438+1October 5, Qiandongnan prefecture, Guizhou province. Congjiang county Zengchong Niutang held a bullfight. The atmosphere was warm and attracted tens of thousands of villagers to watch. In some people's eyes, bullfighting culture and controversy coexist. Animal protection organizations oppose bullfighting, believing that bullfighting is bloody and cruel, killing cattle and calling for its cessation for many years. Bullfighting is the favorite traditional folk activity of Dong people. Jiangxian County is also known as the "hometown of bullfighting customs". It is said that bullfighting was popular during Zhuge Liang's southern expedition in the Three Kingdoms period, and it has a history of more than 2,000 years.
So why are some people against bullfighting now?
At present, bullfighting in Qiandongnan Prefecture can be divided into three categories.
1, a kind of bullfighting, is mainly to strengthen the friendship between ethnic minorities. In Jiangxian, Liping, Jianhe, Taijiang, Rongjiang and other areas, a family usually keeps a bullfight, also known as "bullfighting". The bulls raised at home don't have to plow fields, but only take part in bullfighting to strengthen the friendship between different places, which is also called "bullfighting friendly match". 2. Another kind of bullfighting is the buffalo that plows the fields at ordinary times. In his spare time, he takes part in all kinds of bullfighting competitions. Most of them were heard in Jianhe County? Because of the high mountains, narrow roads and rugged roads, Miao people in rural areas cherish their buffaloes so that they can have better offspring to participate in friendly matches.
3. In recent years, when merchants saw the bullfighting culture in full swing, they started commercial bullfighting, ranging from high to low, from several thousand yuan to several hundred thousand yuan, which was sought after by many people. In some areas, bullfighting is regarded as a tourism development project, and professional bullfighting teams are organized to participate in various commercial competitions.
Animal protection organizations are actually opposed to commercial bullfighting, because commercial bullfighting has changed its nature and inheritance, and those excellent traditional bullfighting plots can only be appreciated, recalled and pondered in film and television dramas.
But in fact, traditional bullfighting is the national culture of Miao and Dong, so we should explore a good development path and let it continue to be inherited and innovated. Let him rejuvenate, that's the most important thing. After all, bullfighting has been passed down for more than 2000 years and has evolved into the most unique cultural heritage of Dong and Miao people. Just like the Dai People's Water-splashing Festival, we should carry it forward and let all corners of the world know that bullfighting of ethnic minorities in China is the best way to develop. The world should know that the best bullfighting is in China. Bullfighting in China is in the west. The most amazing thing is the bullfighting culture of Miao and Dong people.
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