The Female Culture Of Xibe Nationality's Life Etiquette In Xinjiang

Taking the ethnology theory as a foundation, especially the field investigation and the literature law in ethnology, and taking Qapqal as the spot to investigate, from the spot to the surface, this research conducts a thorough investigation and careful study to the female culture of Xibe nationality's life etiquette. It helps to understand the manners and customs of Xibe nationality and the psychological ideas which deposit in the cultural structure, and then grasps the essence comprehensively, the cultural vicissitude path of the feminine culture of Xibe nationality, and the modern rule of the Xibe nationality's traditional culture. The first chapter outlines the life etiquette of Xibe nationality in Qapqal, including the reform in history, language, and the basic situations about life etiquette of the Xibe nationality. The second chapter mainly discusses the culture of Xibe female and fertility, ranging from the concept of having a child, pregnancy to child birth and child-rearing custom. The third chapter studies the female's marriage culture, which includes the marriage system and the women's role in traditional marriage of Xibe nationality. The fourth chapter analyzes some characteristics in female's funeral custom and their role in participating the funeral, including TingLing and FangZi "and" Foduo", women mourning, funeral shroud and funeral manners and so on. The fifth chapter uses the changes in life etiquette to explain the female's culture of Xibe nationality, summarizing the changes of Xibe female in gender consciousness, the appearance of their developing awareness and the intensification of the female's independent consciousness so as to summarize the female character of Xibe nationality.