Compendium of Folklore Materials from Local Chronicles of China (Southwest Volume. Upper and Lower)

Author: Ding Shiliang, Zhao Fang (editors)
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Publish Date: 1991-06-01
Features: This book is an assembly of folkloric materials from local chronicles, divided into six volumes: North China, Northeast China, Northwest China, Southwest China, Central South China, and East China. This volume is the Southwest China volume, covering parts of Sichuan Province, Guizhou Province, Yunnan Province, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Due to its substantial length, it is divided into an upper volume and a lower volume. The folkloric materials collected in this volume are rich in content, many of which are rarely mentioned or described in detail in general reading materials. Reading these materials will provide significant help in understanding and researching the folk customs of various places and ethnic groups in Southwest China, as well as in conducting research in related fields such as folklore, literature, sociology, history, geography, economics, and aesthetics. They also hold valuable reference value for compiling new local chronicles, promoting the transformation of customs, and discussing issues related to spiritual and material civilization construction.