土家族人爱唱歌,土家山寨处处是歌台,土家人一年四季都唱歌,各类礼仪和劳作都有歌。春夏之交的“薅草锣鼓”便是土家人的劳动进行曲。背篓:湘西之舟在张家界“九山半水半分田”的大山区,山高坡陡,道路崎岖,不宜肩挑而宜背负,人们便与背篓结下了不解之缘。当地土家、苗族人多用竹片织成长筒形的背篓作生 Tujia love singing, Tujia cottage everywhere is song stage, Tujia singing all year round, all kinds of etiquette and work has a song. At the turn of spring and summer “Tuba grass drums ” is the march of Tujia people’s work. Basket: Xiangxi boat in Zhangjiajie “Jiu Shan semi-water half of the field ” in the mountains, steep slopes, rugged roads, should not be shouldered and should bear, people and the basket was brought back to the indissoluble bound. Local Tujia and Miao people use bamboo to grow their tubular baskets for their living