Mulao Ethnic Group Customs Chronicle

Author: Chang Yuanqi
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Publish Date: 1993-06-01
Features: Folklore is a discipline that studies various folk customs. Its establishment and development in China have gone through more than half a century and a winding path. Currently, this discipline is developing in breadth and depth, attracting increasing attention from people both domestically and internationally. To inherit and promote the excellent folklore heritage of all ethnic groups in China, foster mutual understanding and unity among them; and to meet the needs of folklore discipline construction in China, our publishing house has decided to publish a large-scale series——《Folklore Library》—and has established an editorial committee for this purpose. This series will focus on introducing the customs and traditions of the 55 ethnic groups in China, including their housing, diet, clothing, production, transportation, marriage, family, village life, festivals, funerals, religion, morals, etiquette, oral literature, etc. To promote the development of folklore research, this series will also appropriately include monographs and translations on folklore from both domestic and international scholars.
A saying goes, "Different winds in a thousand miles, different customs in a hundred." China is vast in territory and home to numerous ethnic groups, each having developed distinct customs through long-term historical development. We are fully aware that editing and publishing such a large-scale series is no easy task. We sincerely hope to receive strong support from folklore and ethnology experts, as well as readers, to make this series truly a treasury of folklore heritage from all ethnic groups.