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Guardians of an ancient migration
Tunpu culture blends Ming-era military heritage with multiethnic influences, generating over 2 million yuan annually through mask carving, festivals, and cultural tourism, officials say.
- On Nov. 25, 2025, Tunpu people in Anshun city, Guizhou have kept customs alive for over 600 years, visible in fortress-style architecture, clothing and dialect.
- Historical records show Ming-era soldiers were settled to defend and farm, creating Tunpu communities whose distinctiveness arose from blending Han customs with Miao and Bouyei ethnic groups.
- In Jichang village, one of the largest Tunpu settlements with more than 4,000 residents, villagers parade a guardian image on the 18th day of the first lunar month with floats and Dixi Opera troupes wearing carved wooden masks.
- Tourists and online audiences are boosting local incomes, with village troupes earning several hundred yuan per show and Qin Fazhong’s Douyin and Kuaishou livestreams attracting over 100,000 viewers.
- Officials and scholars stress protection-first principles, saying Tunpu people should lead preservation and warning against commercialization, while Tunpu was designated a major Guizhou cultural project in 2023.
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