A village of women with 5 feet long hair; What is so special about that village water?

A village where all the women's hair is up to 5 feet long, thick and black. The girls here use traditional remedies to preserve their long hair tradition of thousands of years ago. Where is this wonderful village?

• HighlightsLong hair is a great asset to the women of Huangluo Yao.Red Yao is a special way of hair care for women. It is believed that girls and women have long hair because of this special method.Red Yao women cut their hair only once in their life to show that they are old enough to get married.

How many remedies need to be done for long, thick, dark hair; Still, it is not certain that the hair will grow long. But there is a village on the back of the world where all the women's hair is up to 5 feet long, thick and black. The exception here is that women do not experience hair problems. The girls here use traditional remedies to preserve their long hair tradition of thousands of years ago. Where is this wonderful village?

This village is from China. 

Huangluo Yao is a village on the Jinsha River, about two hours' drive from the southern Chinese city of Guilin. Surrounded by large mountains, beautiful nature is the feature of this village. But due to the remoteness of the village, tourists could not reach there easily till 2002. But the Chinese 

government implemented tourism reforms and the way to this village became available to tourists. Tourists from all over the world started visiting Huangluo Yao, and the village became the talk of the town. The village is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the long hair of

the women of the village. In the village of Huangluo Yao, all women have hair up to 5 feet long. Not just long but thick, dark and silky hair. Today, people all over the world are fascinated by the hair of women here. 

Long hair is a great asset to the women of Huangluo Yao. Long hair is considered a symbol of longevity. The long-haired woman belongs to the Red Yao tribal group. This tribal group is considered to belong to the Queen dynasty. The Yao people got the name Red because of their red attire. The women wear red hand-knitted jackets and men wear red shirts at local festivals in the village. 

Red Yao women have been passing on their long hair tradition from one generation to the next. This thousands of years of long hair tradition has never been broken. This is a typical case of Red Yao women. It is believed that girls and women have long hair because of this special method.

Red Yao women wash their hair daily with river water. But on the third or fourth day of the week, they wash their hair with a special mixture. This mixture is fermented rice water. This rice water is boiled by adding pomelo fruit peel and tea tree seed oil. These women put this mixture on their hair. Then with the help of a wooden comb the mixture is spread from the roots of the hair down to the 

ends. This particular type of hair washing makes the hair of women here even longer. Moreover, they remain black.

The tradition of dealing with the hair of these red haired women with long hair is also very interesting. Unmarried girls wear turbans on their heads. The tradition here is that one should not show one's hair in public without getting married. Women who are married wrap their hair around their foreheads. Women with curly hair are those who are married but have no children. Women 

who have given birth wear mangoes. Red Yao women cut their hair at the age of eighteen. She cuts her hair only once in her life to show that she is old enough to get married. These women cut their hair at the age of 18 to say that life is going to change. It does not throw away the cut hair, but it is a method of weaving the hair into the curled hair after marriage.

Huangluo Yao, a village in China, has become a hot topic in the world due to its natural beauty as well as the beauty of women's hair. When tourists visit this village, they are curious to see the women talking to the locals.