Tu live mainly in the eastern part of Qinghai Province's Tu Autonomous County, as well as public and mutual aid, Chase County and the rest scattered in Tongren, all music, the source doors and other places. Populated area located in the north-east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and throughout sub-mountain, the mountain and shallow water areas of the three-chuan terrain. Dense mountain forest in the north-mao, the vast hills of the ranch. On the southern mountains, cross rivers, the warm climate, fertile farmland around the garden, rich in fruits and vegetables. Only the Tu language, not words, the Chinese general. Tu mainly engaged in animal husbandry and agriculture, in particular expertise in sheep. This nation and the State Council in 2006 was included in the first state-level intangible cultural heritage: the wedding of the Tu, Tu Nadun Festival, set embroidered Tu, Tu to dodder.

　　An Zhao dance is an ancient Tu dances, popular in Qinghai County mutual aid, when to celebrate the festive season to celebrate the harvest and the wedding was held, people gathered in court yard or playing field wheat jumped An Zhao dance, dance, men and women lined up to meet Circle, sing and dance by a dancing master lead singer, those who follow behind with Ban Wu Song, a song and people, warm and harmonious atmosphere. An Zhao dance reflects the Tu people's customs, song lyrics mainly Rending peace and prosperity of six domestic animals, Wugufengdeng blessings, pray for Jixiangruyi. An Zhao is the original dance ritual dance from the changes, some of the content of lyrics is still very biblical. "Nadun" in the native language is a joke, the meaning of joy, Minhe County, Qinghai Province is the Tu people celebrate the harvest festival, the Dayton satisfied with effect from the Lunar New Year carnival in July, it is also known as the "July will be." The annual Dayton is satisfied that each village to the main groups of activities, from the wheat field at the end of summer, until the fall, which lasted nearly 2 months, so it was known as the "world's longest Carnival" . Nadun lively nature has also become a pro-al-you visit a good time, early in the morning can see men, women and children, a new dress, riding a donkey car, the mighty road in the countryside on the way for young men and women, while Nadun A meeting of the romantic moment.

　　Whether it is the latter, people or their parents decided that the men who had to please their parents matchmaker, home to the woman to marry him. A matchmaker for more than men, generally have to ask the village elders and famous, or with the woman's home Zhanqindaigu, easy Yuehe. To the pro-am, the matchmaker must be prepared to present to the woman's home. If the woman's parents agreed to this match, accept gifts, hospitality and a matchmaker. Otherwise, the gift will be let back to the matchmaker. Agreed that the woman home, the family member of the same clan invited parents, family and invited the man's father or uncle, together with the matchmaker to discuss engaged. After the betrothal, the man at home matchmaking please gift to the woman home in batches. Tu press before the traditional habit of not get married before the woman's son-in-law can not come home. Festivals are not only going, but also to the woman's family members were gifts. Tu marriage, to be held in the first lunar month every year, about a month ago, the first man to hold the ceremony choose auspicious days. Tu said the wedding "Huoren" and choose auspicious days "to allow Huoren weight", that is the first feast, choose to participate in the first auspicious days of the feast, a woman's home father, uncle or brother and others, the man is also home to dinner, and A matchmaker, please God choose auspicious days together. Tu girl get married in two ways, called "mini into a small," called "into a major." The so-called "mini into a small", that is, until the bride to change her hairstyle, in this way more complicated, and serious. The so-called "big advance" that is, replaced by the in-home, to her immediately after the Bai Tiandi, in this way relatively simple and easy.

　　Tu costumes, colorful, unique style, still retains strong ethnic characteristics. Traditional men's clothing is embroidered dress with a high white collar Duangua Xie Jin, inlaid chest of a 2 cm square color embroidery patterns, black jacket, blue or purple Kanjian, or wear broad-brimmed trimmed robes. Department of embroidered waist belt, wore a brocade hat trimmed the canopy volume. One of the young hat turned up after the canopy, Qian Yan started to move, calling it a "pecking Takahashi." Some men also wear a hat flanging steeple, a lock to the top red ear, all the more chic, elegant. The Tu woman is more brightly colored clothing, usually wearing a T-shirt Xie Jin, two sleeves with red, yellow, green, purple, blue five-color cloth into the sewing circle. From a distance, as two beautiful rainbow. It is said that these colors with symbolic significance, such as the blue that day, the red sun, the other colors that rainbow. Department of waist width and length of the ribbon, tape two embroidered flowers, birds, bees, butterflies, Choi Wan, and other design patterns. Kanjian purple or black jacket, trousers and skirts to wear under pants of different colors depending on the age-specific. Girls and young women wearing red and multi-colored dress, middle-aged woman wearing a blue dress, wearing a brown dress older women, before and after the opening. The wide trousers and pants, using two colors of cloth made to the knee for the community, under half of the color difference is an important indicator of whether or not married. Many unmarried girls in red, blue and more married.

　　To the Tu agriculture, animal husbandry run, it created a unique food culture. Tu pastoral areas so as to type of meat, dairy-based food, agricultural areas in highland barley, buckwheat, potato-based, like butter to eat fried noodles, fried steamed, Shouzhua big meat, mutton Shouzhua, call again and again, ocean currents, Kazakhstan power Sea, Shao Mai, pan-kun, and so on. Love to sing tea, drink home brew highland barley wine, the language "Ming Hai." Tu people have a traditional food hygiene practices, have a meal per person fixed go, dinners are also a person, at a food-borne each other so sick, health appeared civilization. "Hu again and again children," the Tu people's hospitality to guests specific foods. In the Qing You add wheat flour, salt water mix well, made a round cake, Kao Shu into the kitchen inside, crisp and delicious to eat together. Tu guest reception, to put on the table Su Youhua a box of fried noodles, large pieces of fat Duanshang Yi Pan, a play on Wucun long knife, the Department of flagon on a group of white wool, which is the owner of the most distinguished guest Respect for the hospitality. Tu people are very hospitable, in particular, welcomed the visiting guests, or even the passing of the guests staying here will be a warm reception. There is a local saying goes: "to the customer, to the blessing." On the banquet, under normal circumstances, the owner and guests have to drink three glasses of wine. Guests at the entrance to the master of masters of the three glasses of wine King called the "three glasses of wine in quick succession"; take Kangshang guests were sitting in the King three glasses of wine, called "launched three glasses of wine"; open after the feast, the owner of three glasses of wine and then King guests. Those who do not drink do not have to fear as long as the guests to use the middle finger dipped wine, at shells in the air three times can not drink, shows that Tu people are very much respect the wishes of the guests.

　　Tu general solar eclipse used to three meals a day, breakfast is relatively simple, to make more use of butter tea, boiled potato or Zanba dip for fresh and salt; rich lunch, there are rice dishes, steamed with steamed, steamed bread, Hanamaki, eating steamed stuffed bun, etc. , Fried, fried potato and Chinese cabbage, radish soup or porridge eating and file. Comparison of light dishes, and the North Han eating habits are basically the same; dinner to make more use of a variety of pasta-based, such as noodles, patches, swelling on the skin surface, the batter. Noodles, patches, swelling on the skin surface are drawn by hi. A dinner relatively rich dishes, there are all kinds of meat, vegetables and a variety of Kuaikuai, pieces of silk with the noodle soup, soup cooked in soy and vinegar and a total of staple food. To be a guest of the Tu people, the door before shouting hello, or be seen as impolite. Taboo to use the bowl to crack down guests tea, came after Shangkang must take off your shoes, or is not the master of respect. Tu taboo unmarried girl with a joke, not spitting in the bedroom, Xing Biti.

　　Tu general belief of Tibetan Buddhism, because of the influence of the Han nationality, but also worship their ancestors, from Guandi, Erlang Shen, the home of God, the Kitchen God, god, God, Buddha, and so on. Tu people living in the valley areas and between species and most of the mountains, they also worship the mountain god. In the village, the village on the mountain after a heap mounds, planted a Mupai above, the words "Royal Decree Shou Mountain land boundaries." That this will stop the rain, the protection of crops. Tu each have a home for God as a protector of the family, for God's home in Zushi Ye, God Zao Jun, the day will be white, and so on. Lunar New Year's Eve a year every family must Jie Shen, burning homes in the pine and cypress branches above butter and sprinkled some fried noodles, and then the whole family worship on bended knees and bowed at the same time in the Kitchen God and before the door to light a lamp for steamed Jie Shen.