Lanxi Goulan Yao Village

Lanxi Goulan Yao Village Lanxi Goulan Yao Village is located in Lanxi Yao Township, Jiangyong County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. It is a well-preserved ancestral home of the Yao people, known as a 'paradise on earth.' The village still retains more than 300 residential buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties, with altars, stages for singing and dancing, pavilions, and bridges visible everywhere. It has warm and simple customs such as the 'Mud Washing Festival' and long-standing traditions like the Goulan Yao women's 'Goulang Match.'