Studies Of Bai Chuichuiqiang In Dada Village

Chuichuiqiang is a kind of folk drama with five hundred years history, which iscreated by Bai Ethnic Group. The author studies a case, which is a village with longhistory, located in Yunlong County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Looking backto the changing of residence and agricultural system in Dada’s history and BenzhuBelief,which was formed based on the economic system, explain why the folk dramawould be developed so well in this old village.In the field of ethnic group research, art is always the important symbol formost nationalities, and folk drama plays a key role in them. Due to people wouldshow common culture of their own with it, the art could be transmits with struggle ofpeople. So, we can study a ethnic group from its art. Besides, Chuichuiqiang elitesadvanced by external and inner factors, they made an important role inChuichuiqiang’s advancement and lead the villagers step into ‘culture consciousness’gradually. At the same time, folk drama connects with the religion of Bai EthnicGroup promote Dada inherits its cultural resource more well than other villages.The author emphasizes the importance of local people and local history incultural development according to analyze the points above. Chuichuiqiang elites(theactors) who posse the local knowledge should be focused and relied by government inthe local culture inheritance. Ideal type of folk drama development should be built onthe base of local people’s culture consciousness. Culture reconstruction should beintegrate with the participation of local people, then finally making agricultureeconomic interact well with culture protection.