CRAFTS ALONG THE RIVER
Six places,
six ways of making.
How each craft is made, where it came from and where you can still see it — written down, one by one.
Xilankapu Brocade
A quilt cover woven face-down on the loom
Tujia Baishou Dance
Same hand, same foot — dozens walking one circle
Lichuan Lantern Songs
The call and answer that carried the Dragon Boat Tune out
Changyang Mountain Songs
Words sung across a valley
Zigui Dragon Boat Customs
A festival kept three times a year
River Boat Chants
The sound that pulled a whole crew into one rhythm