Jiujintang
333 pillars.
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A modern complex in Enshi city that recreates a walled tusi city. The tusi were hereditary local chiefs who ruled the mountain peoples of south-west China for centuries under the imperial dynasties, and some of them governed the Tujia people in these mountains. The complex shows the Tujia's wooden architecture and the life of their chiefs' courts. Its heart is the Jiujintang, a palace hall of nine courtyards in a row, about 100 m deep and 33 m wide, standing on 333 wooden pillars, with hundreds of carved doors and windows. Daily shows at 10.30 am and 3 pm present Tujia wedding customs and the «hand-waving dance», a listed national intangible heritage. Tickets cost CNY 45, and it is open from 7.30 am to 6 pm from April to October and from 8 am to 5.30 pm in winter, per visitor guides. Smoked pork is one of the best-known Tujia dishes, so ask about ingredients.
333 pillars.
Daily show.
Hand carving.
Enshi city, Enshi Prefecture, Hubei
Twice a day, at 10.30 am and 3 pm, inside the Jiujintang hall, presenting Tujia wedding customs and the hand-waving dance, per visitor guides.