The Classification And Cultural Connotation Of Yunnan Minorities’ Supporting Heaven And Earth Story

Have a look around the heaven which is so high and the earth is so vast such a broad expanse of the world is how the formation and evolution is the oral literature of ethnic minorities in Yunnan, especially the most important part at the beginning of the creation literature. In these creation myths, epics, ballads, legends, stories, there are a considerable number of chapters to trace the origin or explain the stable sky and earth. According to the data the author has collected that Yunnan has19minorities having the supporting heaven and earth story. Although the story plot, content, expression in different ways, supporting heaven and earth steady and holding up the heaven high as the final purpose. In order to improve our understanding of the supporting heaven and earth story, the author has collected the related material as widely as possible, and detailed collation, comparison and analysis, on the basis of classification to investigate the cultural connotation. The paper is composed of the following four parts:Part one is the introduction. From the definition, research status, research contents, research methods and significance of several aspects of the preliminary understanding the supporting heaven and earth story.Part two is about the classification of Yunnan minorities’ supporting heaven and earth story. On the basis of supporting material, the supporting heaven and earth story will be divided into mountains and rocks, animals and plants, columns, the son and the moon, and the earth five types;according to the key body of supporting heaven and earth story, the supporting heaven and earth story will be divided into God and people two types;form giving overall consideration angle of supporting heaven and earth story’s material and key body, the supporting heaven and earth story will be classed under compound type and the other type. Part three is about the cultural connotation of Yunnan minorities’ supporting heaven and earth story. From the story of space sense, the relationship between man and nature, locality, development of social productivity and so on which revealing the deep cultural connotation in the supporting heaven and earth story.Part four is the conclusion. Basing on the summary of the thesis, we should attach importance to and give some suggestions about the Yunnan minorities’supporting heaven and earth story, look forward of the spirit of exploration, be enterprising, collaboration, fearless, persistent in it.