The Soul of the Miao People - The Culture Space of Taijiang Miao

Author: Yu Wei Ren
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-08-19
Features:
Foreword
Chapter 1: An Overview of Miao Cultural Forms
Section 1: Oral Culture Represented by Miao Ancient Songs
Section 2: Primitive Religious Culture Represented by the Drum Society Ritual
Section 3: Aesthetic Culture Represented by Clothing
Section 4: Festival Culture Represented by Sisters' Festival and Dragon Boat Festival
Section 5: Dance Culture Represented by Fanpai Wood Drum Dance
Section 6: Inheritors of Miao Ancient Song Culture and Research on Ancient Song Culture
Chapter 2: Evaluation of the Achievement Level of Promoting Miao Ancient Song Culture
Section 1: Evaluation of the Masterpieces of Genius in Miao Ancient Song Culture
Section 2: Evaluation of the Historical Origins and Representativeness of Miao Ancient Song Culture with Related Ethnic Groups and Communities
Section 3: Evaluation of the Uniqueness of Miao Ancient Song Culture
Section 4: Evaluation of the Necessity of Continuity of Miao Ancient Song Culture
Chapter 3: Endangered Report on Miao Ancient Song Culture
Section 1: Current Situation of the Endangerment of Miao Ancient Song Culture
Section 2: Reasons for the Endangerment of Miao Ancient Song Culture
Chapter 4: Plan for Rescue, Protection, Utilization, and Development of Miao Ancient Song Culture
Section 1: Current Status of Rescue and Protection Work
Section 2: Proposals for Rescue and Protection Planning
Section 3: Goals for the Rescue, Protection, Utilization, and Development of Miao Ancient Song Culture
Section 4: Main Body and Work Plan for Rescue, Protection, Utilization, and Development
Section 5: Rescue and Cultivation of Inheritors of Miao Ancient Song Culture
Section 6: Expected Outcomes of Rescue, Protection, Utilization, and Development Planning
Chapter 5: Special Evaluations by Famous International and Domestic Experts on Cultural Forms and Selected Authoritative Research Articles
Section 1: Taijiang Miao Cultural Space with World Value and Significance
Section 2: Reflections on Sisters' Festival
Section 3: Living Gene Bank of Ethnic Culture—Intangible Culture of Taijiang, Guizhou
Chapter 6: Opinions of Representative Figures in the Inheritance Group of Miao Ancient Song Culture on Rescuing Miao Ancient Song Culture
Section 1: It Is Imperative to Rescue Miao Ancient Songs
Section 2: Taking Measures to Rescue Miao Ancient Songs
Section 3: How Miao Ancient Songs Are Being Passed Down—It Is Urgent
Section 4: Who Will Inherit My Folk Songs and Sayings
Section 5: Vigorously Promoting Miao Lusheng Culture
Section 6: Miao Paper-Cutting Should Be Passed Down Generation After Generation
Section 7: Protecting the "Hometown of Wood Drum Dance Art"
Section 8: Rescue and Protection Have Reached an Urgent Point
Main References
Afterword