Research on the Origin and Inheritance of the Snake,Tiger,and Dragon Totem in the Traditional Architecture of the Tujia Ethnic Group in Xiangxi
The decorative patterns and patterns of traditional Tujia architectural art include snake totem,white tiger totem,and dragon totem,respectively.The diverse totem origins and evolution from snake to white tiger to dragon(snake dragon unity)not only reflect and reflect the profound changes in the Tujia people's livelihood patterns,but also the integration and inheritance of their objectified external world thinking concepts and deep social and cultural psychological structures.Therefore,a comprehensive perspective and analysis of the temporal and spatial context and internal logic of the inheritance of the image schema of Tujia traditional architectural art totem worship can not only reveal the cultural changes in the historical development process of Tujia,but also reveal the national identity concept of cultural integration and acceptance between Tujia and the Han ethnic group in the Central Plains.