The Study About Creation Myth Of Tujia Nationality In Xiangxi

Since man entered in the20th century, the study of creation myth has been popularin academic cycles.However, with years passing by, few people have ever focused onthe study of the creation myth of Tujia Nationality in Xiangxi.This paper will consider the creation myth of Tujia Nationality in Xiangxi as theresearch object, trying to figure out its unique connotation and value.The creation mythof Tujia Nationality in Xiangxi refers to the myths with respect to the creation of theuniverse and the origin of man which are widely popular in Xiangxi areas.It isdocumented that the creation myth of Tujia Nationality has been still widely spread inlocal areas like Jishou,Longshan,Baojing,Yongshun and Guzhang in the forms of mythsand legends presenting through narration, ceremony libretto existing in ballads and folkdramas. These records indicate that, despite the creation myths of Tujia Nationality withdifferent spreading forms are distributed in different regions, and they may be named ortranslated differently, the contents and plots are much the same with minor difference,which still character as the common belief of Tujia People and function as a spiritualbridge between peoples. Besides, all these creation myths in different forms possesscommon characteristics like primitiveness and creation, richness and regionality,system together with the sequence, etc.The creation myth of Tujia Nationality in Xiangxi has its own unique connotation.As a kind of original culture, it focuses on the reflection of the primitive thought andworld view of Tujia ancestors. In the second chapter, the paper focuses on the twothemes of the creation myth of Tujia Nationality in Xiangxi-the connotations of thecreation of the universe and the origin of man. Through the comparison with those ofother nationalities, the author believes that the universe idea of Tujia ancestors isforward-looking, multi-structural, which can be proved by their beliefs that the universeis original, natural and well organized and the origin of the universe is the substanceentity. In addition, in the creation myth of Tujia Nationality, the "repeatedly as" view ofhuman origins is also very unique, which is explained literally in detail in this article.As an important part of folk literature, the creation myth of Tujia Nationality inXiangxi implies rich value, mainly consisting of the mythological and philosophicalvalue, ecological and ethical value, and artistic and aesthetic value. Like other value ofthe folk literature, the value reflects the research significance of the creation myth ofTujia Nationality in Xiangxi, in addition, it also provide a reference value for theresearch of today’s common myths.