The Tujia people are good at singing and dancing, and they use song and dance to tell epic sagas and creation myths, expressing love and grief.

The Tujia have a popular dance named Baishou dance (Hand dance). It is a traditional mass collective performance of the Tujia people. It has a history of over hundreds of years and was originally a dance of triumph. This dance, now with its seventy ritual gestures that represent war, hunting, farming and other aspects of life, is popular at the New Year’s festival, the Lunar New Year and other festive occasions.