Administrative division of this area in history initiated during the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD), when the emperor launched the exploitation of southwestern border area. Kingdoms set up by local ethnic minorities were conquered and replaced by counties and shires newly established by the court.

Due to a lack of arable land and remoteness, this is area that has never been densely populated. It is generally thought to have been originally inhabited by Miao peoples, who migrated into Wenshanzhou from what is now Guizhou province. During to the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD), kingdoms established by local ethnic groups were dismantled by invading forces and the area was assimilated.

The leaders and people of Wenshan have worked hard for 10 years to change that situation. As a result, the prefecture’s GDP increased from 1.75 billion yuan in 1992 to 8.7 billion yuan in 2002, and the per capita net income of its farmers almost quadrupled. More than 2.4 million people thus emerged from poverty and achieved subsistence level.

Zhuang brocade is a splendid handicraft which originated in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Woven in beautiful designs with natural cotton warp and dyed velour weft, the brocade is excellent for making quilt covers, table-clothes, braces, aprons and handbags. Winning national fame during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911), Zhuang brocade has been steadily improved and at least 40 new designs have been developed in the past few decade.

Folk literature

In Wenshan City,legends, fairy tales, stories and ballads frame the folk literature of the Zhuangs who have also been reputed for their singing. Sweet songs can be heard wherever you go in the Zhuang area. Extemporaneous melodies and lyrics and clever use of metaphors, riddles and cross-examinations add charm to their songs. It is said that, in the Tang Dynasty, a Zhuang woman singer called Third Sister Liu became known not just for her beautiful singing but especially for the courageous exposure in her songs of the crudeness of local tyrants. Today her name is a household word throughout China thanks to a successful film about her made in the 1950s.

Songfests

In the old days, every Zhuang community held its regular songfests at given venues. On those occasions, young people from nearby villages would come together in their holiday best to meet each other and choose their lovers through songs. 

Common Zhuang musical instruments include suona (Chinese cornet), bronze drum, cymbal, gong, sheng (Chinese wind pipe), xiao (vertical bamboo flute), di (Chinese flute) and huqin (a stringed instrument) made of horse bones.

Zhuang dances 

Wenshan city’s Zhuang dances are characterized by distinct themes, forceful and nimble steps, jocular and humorous gestures and true-to-life emotions. The Rice-Husking Dance, Silk-Ball Dance, Shrimp-Catching Dance, Tea-Picking Dance, Shoulder-Pole Dance and Bronze-Drum Dance not only vividly depict the Zhuangs’ life and work, but also display their straightforward, unbending nature. 

 Yet what combines the Zhuangs’ folk literature, music, dance and other forms of art is the Zhuang Opera, which first originated from religious rites in the Tang Dynasty. 

Festival 

Yi People’s  Hualian Festival 彝族花脸节

Address: Puzhehei in Qiubie county of Wenshan.

Time  :May  2nd every year

Content: Wipe face carnival, Ritual performances by Bimo（毕摩祭祀表演），Yi People ancient song and dance proformance and all kinds of Traditional sports of ethnic minorities.

Name:  Tiaogong Festival 跳宫节

Address: Puzhehei in Qiubie county of Wenshan.

Time : 8th of the calender or the June of lunar calendar

Content: Ritual performances to memory of their ancestors

Name :Panwang Featival 盘王节

Time : Farmers’s  free time in winter 冬季农闲时

Content: Visiting relatives  and friends

Name: Dabei  Featival 打背节 
Time:3th to 15th in Lunar New Year

Content: Yong people’s festival

Name :Caihua shan 踩花山 
Time: 1st ,3rd,6th in Lunar New Year.

Content: Grant festival of Miao people.

Name; Huajie (Flower Street) Festival 花街

Time : Annually held around lunar March 3rd

Content: is one of the grandest traditional festivals of the Zhuang people living in Guangnan County. As a matter of fact, the Flower Street Festival is the “Valentine’s Day” of the Zhuangs.

Four Seasons of Festivals

The Zhuang and Miao ethnic groups are famous for their folk songs, the Yi for their dances, and the Yao for their epic poems. Zhuang brocade and Miao batik are fashionable in the cities, and the batik workshops that pass on these ancient techniques draw the attention of fine arts students.

Wenshan celebrates festivals every month, like the Zhuang Double Third Festival, Miao Huashan Festival, and Yi Torch Festival, giving the prefecture an exotic ambience. They bring the opportunity to sample Wenshan’s colorful and delectable cuisine — chicken stewed with pseudo-ginseng, rice-flour noodles, Zhuang five-colored rice, and red bean stewed with cured meat.

There are also ethnic sports to be seen, like bull fighting, archery, upside-down pole climbing, folk martial arts, and wrestling. Wenshan has also produced a number of influential scholars. They include great writer Fang Youshi of the late Qing Dynasty, poet Ke Zhongping, and Chu Tunan, writer, translator and former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.

Yi People’s  Hualian Festival 彝族花脸节

Address: Puzhehei in Qiubie county of Wenshan.

Time: May  2nd every year

Content: Wipe face carnival, Ritual performances by Bimo（毕摩祭祀表演），Yi People ancient song and dance proformance and all kinds of Traditional sports of ethnic minorities.

Name: Tiaogong Festival 跳宫节

Address: Puzhehei in Qiubie county of Wenshan.

Time : 8th of the calender or the June of lunar calendar

Content: Ritual performances to memory of their ancestors

Name :Panwang Featival 盘王节

Time : Farmers’s  free time in winter 冬季农闲时

Content: Visiting relatives  and friends

Name: Dabei  Featival 打背节 

Time:3th to 15th in Lunar New Year

Content: Yong people’s festival

Name :Caihua shan 踩花山 
Time: 1st ,3rd,6th in Lunar New Year.

Content: Grant festival of Miao people.

Name: Huajie (Flower Street) Festival 花街

Time : Annually held around lunar March 3rd

Content: is one of the grandest traditional festivals of the Zhuang people living in Guangnan County. As a matter of fact, the Flower Street Festival is the “Valentine’s Day” of the Zhuangs.

Qiyuan Bar 奇缘酒吧

Address：No,89 on Jiahe road of Yanshan county in Wenshan .文山壮族苗族自治州砚山县嘉禾二路89Address：Qixiang Street  of Yanshan county in Wenshan 文山壮族苗族自治州砚山县七乡大道

Moon Case KTV 月亮盒KTV

Address：Qixiang Street  of Yanshan county in Wenshan 文山壮族苗族自治州砚山县七乡大道

Tel：0876-3125789

Address：On Wenhua road of Yanshan county in Wenshan 文山壮族苗族自治州砚山县文化路

Yihe Teahouse 颐和茶楼

Address：On Wenhua road of Yanshan county in Wenshan 文山壮族苗族自治州砚山县文化路

Tel ：15887595487

Shengshi coffee 盛世咖啡厅 

Address：No,91 on Muhe road of Yanshan county in Wenshan.文山壮族苗族自治州砚山县嘉禾二路91

Yanshan Hall 砚山会堂 

Address：Huaxi road of Yanshan county in Wenshan.文山壮族苗族自治州砚山县砚华西路

Yanshan library 砚山县图书馆

Address：No,189 on Zhenjiang Road of Yanshan county in Wenshan.文山壮族苗族自治州砚山县振江路189

Tel：0876-3120633

Jinzun   Club House 金樽娱乐会所

Address：No,84 on Yanhua road of Yanshsan in Wenshan.文山壮族苗族自治州砚山县砚华东路84号

Tel：0876-3879788

Yanshan cultural centre云南省砚山县文化馆

Address:文山壮族苗族自治州砚山县嘉禾二路35附近

Yanshan  senior center 砚山县老年人活动中心

 Address：No,273-275 on Zhenjiang Road of Yanshsan county in Wenshan .

Yanshan Calligraphers Association Art showroom砚山县老干书协书画作品展示室

Address：No,54 on Yanhua road of Yanshan county in Wenshan.文山壮族苗族自治州砚山县砚华东路54

Yuanzhuo National  Universal Studio远卓国际影城

Address 5th floor Yuanzhuo Wealth center of Longtou Street of Yanshan county in Wenshan .文山壮族苗族自治州砚山县龙头街远卓财富中心5层

Tel：0876-3126638