The silverware of Zhangjiajie Tusi City is Tujia silver, which has practical value. Tujia jewelry is mainly silver ornaments. Although there is little gold here, the output of silver is relatively large and the purity is high. It used to be a reserve place for silver in the national treasury.

Zhangjiajie Tusi City, founded in the eighth year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (AD 1730), covers an area of 120 mu. It is the birthplace and assembly place of Tujia ancient civilization, and is known as the "purple city in the south".