The Dual Cultural Dimension of Zhuang's Laoren Ting Promoting the Construction of Civilized Social Atmosphere
Zhuang's belief of Laoren Ting is public cultural field and phenomenon.It originated from Zhuang's traditional social organization,which was the Dulao system with the elderly villagers discussing matters together as the significant content.Through the process of faithization Laoren Ting had become a symbolic representation of public power and combined with animistic concept,ancestor worship and land worship of Zhuang as well as incorporated Han people's Shennong belief and Yang Liulang worship finally had formed a complex with dual cultural dimensions of public power and diverse beliefs.Laoren Ting belief contains spiritual core of respecting the elderly,benefiting to well-being and educating the masses which is conducive to promoting the construction of civilized social atmosphere in the new era.
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