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The Tujia Wedding Residence reconstructs a complete marriage setting: tea vows, dowry display, family ceremony, crying-marriage heritage and the carved wedding bed that carries wishes for descendants and harmony.
Overview
A refined reconstruction of Tujia wedding rituals, tea vows, dowry traditions and the quiet dignity of family ceremonies.
600㎡
approx. residence area
3+6
tea vows and rites
612
years of old wedding bed
Marriage is shown as a bond between families, ritual and blessing.
Tujia marriage treats tea as a symbol of fidelity. The route presents proposal tea, engagement tea and union tea, together with the six classical rites from matchmaking to迎亲.
Dowry rooms show the care of the bride’s family.
The main hall honors heaven, earth, ancestors and teachers.
Crying-marriage heritage expresses love and parting.
The carved wedding bed is read as furniture, architecture and blessing. Its layered eaves and compact chamber preserve warmth and symbolically gather fortune, longevity and descendants.
Carved flowers, birds and auspicious beasts carry family wishes.
Small chamber proportions create intimacy and protection.
The red palette gives the page a warm ceremonial tempo.
The Tujia Wedding Residence reconstructs a complete marriage setting: tea vows, dowry display, family ceremony, crying-marriage heritage and the carved wedding bed that carries wishes for descendants and harmony.
Move into nearby halls and courtyards to keep the cultural journey connected.
A respectful presentation of Xiangxi Nuo culture, masks, ritual memory and the spiritual imagination of mountain communities.
A calm museum-like space for rotating collections, wood-carved Buddhist art, hair embroidery and quiet reflection.
A five-storey timber pagoda carrying wishes of fortune, prosperity, longevity, joy and celebration for every visitor.