The Cultural Expression of Ritual Folk Sports:Taking the Miao's"Water Loong"Project in Qingshuijiang,Guizhou as an Example
In this paper,anthropological methods such as field investigation,literature analysis and in-depth interview are adopted,and from the perspective of intangible cultural heritage protection and inheritance,the Miao's"water loong playing"in Qingshuijiang,Guizhou is investigated in terms of re-ligious belief,living customs and Miao culture.Then,this paper objectively analyzes the development process,production skills,social structure,cultural and historical value,endangered protection and other aspects of the"water loong"in Shibing County of Qingshuijiang River,in order to explore the"water loong"this kind of ritual folk sports cultural expression.The research holds that:1.The"wa-ter loong play"in Qingshuijiang,Guizhou,bears the Miao's religious belief,shows the Miao's produc-tion skills,and expresses the Miao's skill inheritance;2.Its educational characteristics,moral con-straints,and display of traditional culture are integrated with each other,with distinct cultural charac-teristics and important historical and social values,which have become the unique cultural characteris-tics of Miao's"playing water loong";3.With the development of society,the Miao's cultural expres-sion of"playing water loong"has undergone many changes:First,the social function of"playing wa-ter loong"has gradually changed from blessing function to leisure function;Second,the survival value of Miao's"playing water loong"has changed from praying for rain and blessing to tourism economy.Third,the organization and management of Miao's"playing water loong"has changed from a voluntary organization to a unified control by the government;Fourth,the participation of Miao people in"pla-ying water loong"has changed from male privilege to group participation.
cultural expressionsports intangible cultural heritageplaying water loongritualQing-shuijiang river
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