Youyang is located in the Wuling Mountain region of Southeast China, covering an area of 5173 square kilometers. There are various mountains and valleys in Youyang, including Wujiang River and Youshui River, the cradle of Tujia culture. The registered population reaches 808 thousand. Youyang is the hometown of Tujia Waving Dance, famous folk songs and the origin of Tujia culture. For thousands of years, diligent and smart  people of Tujia ethinic group have created glamorous immaterial culture, which are all well protected and carried forward.