Where do the Miao and Tujia people of Hunan mainly live?

In the province of Hunan, the Miao and Tujia peoples primarily reside in the western highlands and the northwest region.1

They typically inhabit the foothills and narrow valleys of this mountainous area, where they engage in the cultivation of terraced fields. Because their economies and ways of life are similar, these two groups have historically experienced significant intermarriage. While the Tujia are distributed across both western Hunan and southwestern Hubei provinces, their concentration within Hunan remains focused in the northwest.21