Report on the Exploration of Luoyi in Liangshan - (Paperback, 2 Volumes)

Author: Ma Changzhong
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: The writing of this book is based on Mr. Ma Changtao's field investigation in the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, which lasted for eight months. In the autumn of 1936, Mr. Ma Changtao joined the National Central Museum as an assistant researcher. Before 1949, Mr. Ma Changtao mainly engaged in ethnological research, conducting field surveys in the areas inhabited by the Yi, Jiarong Tibetan, Qiang, and other ethnic groups in Southwest China. He obtained a large amount of first-hand field research data, collected numerous valuable ethnic documents and artifacts, and published a series of excellent papers, including: "Classification of Southwest Chinese Ethnic Groups," "The Origin and Reappearance of the Ancient Chinese Sixty-Year Cycle of Life," "The Ancient Liao People of Sichuan," "Historical Research on Ancient Ethnic History in Sichuan," "The Historical Origins of the Pottery Religion," "Social History of the Jiarong Ethnic Group," "Classification, Physiological Subspecies, and Social Organization of the Kang-Tibetan Ethnic Group," and "Genealogies of the Lu Yi in Liangshan." These papers all apply the theories and methods of ethnology, combining the results of ethnological field research and documentary studies, and hold significant academic value.