Yugur mainly in the Sunan Yugur Autonomous County in Gansu Province and the city of Jiuquan Wong Fort Yugur Township, Yugur have their own language without native language, common Chinese. Yugur mainly to the livestock industry, so that the nomadic life of long-term Yugur Ji She advocates the formation of the customs, both men and women are riding high, even in marriage can not be separated from the horse and bow and arrow. This nation and the State Council in 2006 was included in the first state-level intangible cultural heritage: Yugur folk songs.

　　Yugur of Customs is extraordinary, in a wedding ceremony, the bridegroom on horseback to the bride's body not far from three directions at around three bursts with sharp arrows (but will not hurt), the symbol of the bride and groom Love each other, the old old age. Stop shooting, the groom bow and arrow broken into the door, by the elderly people to throw themselves into the fire burned. This custom comes from an ancient legend: Once upon a time, Yugur no fire, there was a hero to take fire, Yugur talent a better life. On one occasion when the heroes go out hunting, his wife at home to the fire accidentally get out, for her to a 3 for the fire demon that must be dedicated to their own blood to drink it, a few days after her husband back to see his wife become bones, Asked his wife after her husband went to battle demon 3, with the final three arrows to kill a goblin in the first three. Since then, Yugur people in order to prevent the evil spirit again, as well as to commemorate the expulsion of a demon who's a hero, to be held when the rise of the wedding ceremony, the bride there is a symbol of courage Shanshe the protection of her husband, afraid to stir up trouble demons, contains Yugur people over evil, the pursuit of The determination of a happy life and aspirations.

　　Yugur is a very lively wedding, pay attention to the generally held a few days, the first day of the woman is invited friends and family at home, tea, wine, meat Shouzhua entertain guests and hold Duige. This is the most important days of the event was the first to wear the bride, is to use a piece of coral, agate, and other jewelry made of string Wah head the Department of the bride Fabian, Fabian's pro-Shu Cheng also from the day of the three big braids . Secondly, the wedding is the climax of three days, sending the pro-held, Ying Qin activities. Singing in the dressing of the bride dress, and her parents in Yiyixibie people to give up singing in the horse, sent by the pro-teams to accompany her. Ying Qin halfway house of the groom who has long been waiting for for a long time, in order to meet Jiurou to send pro-teams. In a few hundred meters away from the home of the groom, the bride ready for the man a small tent, guests have to turn around the tent three times, prepared to see her, and managed to close to the tent, pulling around the broken, the woman down the visitors, Male guests to keep each other funny show, known as the Tap room. In the evening, the bride to be here Xiesu night, and the next day to meet the groom held the ceremony. Sent to other pro teams have been invited to the man in the marquee song drink until the early hours. Morning the following day, the bride was cleared of small tents into the big tent, guests are greeted at the door, Liangdui a point in front of the fire, the fire in the middle come from the bride, the groom to have smashed vial of crops, grain Spread on the floor quickly, however, there are three arrows with a red arrow to the wicker produced by the bride, shot, said Geely, free taste of the future bride and groom will be happy, old age of their lives. After the ceremony, we all took into the tent by the bride's mother-in-law to Jingcha and gifts. Her mother will be out on the makeup front and introduce the bride's temperament. Then the groom once again entertained visitors room, laughing at the singing of happy wish the bride and groom. This scene should be continued for a few days until the bride and groom back to the room when it ended weddings.

　　Yugur woman dressed in the left hand-made high-collar robe and gown for more than blue or green, on both sides of the opening lap robe and shorts, collar, cuffs, shorts population, while use of hand-made silk embroidered with a variety of beautiful lace. Kanjian short jacket, which tends to be used red, purple, green color, such as sewing silk, red, purple, green belt, the belt down on both ends of the waist on both sides of the post, Shangzhui handkerchief, wallet, and other decorations. Deng-foot boots, wearing flared white steeple hat or cap splendens produced. Married and unmarried women to wear head is a sign of different accessories, a number of unmarried girls comb Fabian, in places with the former "Yao grid according pinch", that is, in a long red cloth with the top up coral colored beads, under the The edge is red, yellow, white, green and blue colored coral and jade beading into many small ear; married women to wear the long, "Head", that is, first braided hair Shucheng of the three large, two vertical chest , A behind the scenes. Head also hinges on three points Fabian, each divided into three sections, the metal-ring linked to the above set with silver, coral, Tsai-chu, shell jewelry, and so on, constitutes a beautiful design. Yugur men's clothing is relatively simple, but there are also unique. Phnom Penh man wearing a white hat, Mao Yan rolled back, after the high-low before, was shaped Sector. Some black set Mao Yan, Mao Ding Landuan in the middle of the golden thread woven into the round or octagonal design. By wearing a silk, satin, so the fabric surface of the lapel-collar robe, also the general bar red belt, the belt wear Wucunyaodao, Huolian, bottles. Single folder to open around lap robe shorts, panties and clothing in the lap rimmed Department.

　　Yugur to the herdsmen to be a guest house, there are a number of rituals and customs must be understood that if the horse is, relatively far away from the tent where you dismount, so as not to disturb herd. Horsewhip regardless of the length of the tent will be on the outside, do not take into account. To leave, do not go out on the launch, but should take the lead horse for a road, such as the master and then go back to the start. If the skin with the Health, will not use the raw meat into the tent, wearing a red, red horse riding are not allowed into the tent. Yugur is said to believe in the "hair of God" is wearing a red, red horse riding, so there is such a taboo. Yugur were initially primitive religious beliefs - Shamanism, the 7th century AD, afferent Manichaeism, after the Tang Dynasty in the early Yugur into the west after the Chinese Buddhist, and later by the Tibetan, Tibetan Buddhism began to faith. But on the whole, the contemporary Yugur people, especially young people tend to have a weak sense of religious belief.

　　Yugur in the milk tea and the daily life of the people occupy a very important position, the three-day non-tea or a meal of rice a two-tea habit to get up every morning, usually first became clean water or a pot of tea scoop Spoon onto the surrounding tents, means that a new day has begun, and then transferred to the butter and salt and stir again after the fresh milk to drink. If the butter, Naipi, Triton (swelling on the skin milk), fried noodles, red dates, or earlier when the angustifolia can be. Noon to tea at night when all the work only after the official start to eat. The evening meal usually eat mainly rice, rice, noodles, patches and so on. Yugur usually like to eat beef, mutton, usually cattle, sheep meat Shouzhua made, all the sheep, cattle, sheep-back (that is, the integrity of cattle, sheep and sharp hip bones on the table cooked), lamb stew , Dry air-dry mutton, cattle, sheep offal soup, and so on. In addition to cattle, sheep, but also eat pork, camel meat, chicken or cooking.

　　Consumption of cattle, sheep, often combined with garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, and so on. Yugur is also a lot of ways to eat meat, mainly lamb Shouzhua, "Rouchang" and "dry fruit sticks." "Rouchang" refers to the neck of sheep meat and chopped fillet after Banshang spices cooked noodles, cooked into Fei Chang. "Dried fruit sticks," the sheep will also mix in chopped liver, such as cooked noodles, onions, garlic caused. To eat when cut into thin slices, garlic juice and vinegar dip. Yugur does not Dayan, Pu and meat, Jichi horse, donkey, mule, fish and meat. As a result of natural conditions, the herdsmen usually eat very few fresh vegetables, can only collect some wild onions, green sand, wild garlic, wild leeks and volume to skin (similar to the fungus), and other vegetables. Prairie in the fall on Xianmo everywhere, so Chang Shi Xian Mo is the autumn vegetables.

　　Yugur of the main food with yak milk, cattle, goat's milk production-based, sweet milk, yogurt, Naipi son, butter and Triton. Yugur is also like in the rice, congee more Potentilla Riga, raisins, dates, sugar and butter Banshang or millet, rice, Huang added some small lamb, yogurt, as a staple food. Yugur is also usually made of flour will be hi-chip surface, deep-fried pancake fried, steamed, and so on, most of it is good to eat dumplings, by the winter, many families have to make dumplings, and then freeze up and are now eating cooked, and some people even have been Can be kept very busy time in the spring to eat.