Images Of Water In The Yunnan Minority Culture

Water is simply the survival of all living things, but the water also flooded to disaster and endangering the survival of humanity.During in Rich cultural system of Yunnan minority nationality, there are many records and narrative on water.the text collecting and excavating the relationship between water and human survival mainly according to the Ancient myths of Yunnan minority nationality primitive religion and art cultureDuring the Fairy tales of Yunnan minority nationality,the ability of Manitou is manyfacted, this article start the angles from the gods control the forces of nature, to the humans obedient and struggle to the manitou. Exploring the causes of the flood myth, how the manitou use the flood to punish and help people and how human ancestors to survive and reproduction after the flood. we expect to play a reference function to the track of migration of minority ethnic origin by using of these rich forms of genesis mythology and flood myths.The social life of minority nationality gives birth to its unique religion. In the primitive religion of ethnic minorities in Yunnan, ceremony of rain praying,the divine determination of divine judgement,sacrifice water God or Sacrifice the other gods by water, Water-related taboos, Water purification,ect. They all not only continue to affect people's spiritual life, but also affects the members of the national production and living behavior.The creation of Art come from life, but not just only a direct reflection of production and lifestyle. Water is an inseparable object to human being,During Ethnic minority in Yunnan, painting, pottery sculpture, even clothing and tattoos,they are all reflects the relevant factors between the water and farming or fishing and hunting life. Dialectal Tones'generation and The Legend of sound water are closely linked to each other, the forms of dance reflects the related activites between people and water.Minority myth, religion and art is the precious treasure of national culture, simultaneously the valuable wealth of human culture.This article excavation such cultural of minority nationality from the micro perspective of water with Collation arid description. On the one hand we expect to benefit the carrying and spreading of traditional culture and ethnic minorities history, and on the other hand we wish our people value the water in our living environment, enhancing the awareness of loving water, treasuring water and saving the water.