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踩歌堂 Caigetang (singing get-together) one of the most popular recreational activities of the dong people.it is sponsored by one village or by several villages jiontly,usually on festival or jubilant days.after the beginning of the recreation,the singing-master come into the singing place playing pipa as well as singing antiphonally,girls dressed in splendid attire come into one by one and silently follow the singing-master in the line to walk clock-wise around the place. 吃新节 chixinjie(festival of eating newly ripe grains) The dong people living in guizhou province habitually hold the festival of eating newly ripe grains,but the day and the activities of the festival will be varies with the different groups and various regions.in general it will be held in the sixth or seventh lunar month when the grains put forth ears or are ripe.on the occasion the local people will prepare some offeringa,which are mainly newly ripe grains or cooked rice as well as fish,meatand wine,to sacrifice their ancestors and to congratulate a harvest beforehand.at the same time the hore racing,playing the lusheng pipes and other activities will be held. 打油茶 Dayoucha(Tea-Oil Tea) Popular food of the dong people and also special food for guests on luckly days.It is made in the following way,First fry some rice in tea-oil until it turns yellow and then mix tea leaves into the pot with some water to boil.The tea thus made has a mellow and srong smell.Then put the boiling tea water into the bowls with fried cooked rice,soya beans,glutinous rice cakes and sesame and some salt,or oven some chopped shallot,singer bits and Chinesse pepper.It is nutritious and tastes fresh and delicious with a special flavour. 吊脚楼Diaojiaolou Dwelling houses of the Miao and Dong ethnic groups in the southeast Guizhou province,built along hillsides supported by long wooden poles with wooden planks as the floors.The rooms upstairs are for family members with the places.The cencral part is a placed with a shrine.Th