Obscure And Reappear:a Study Of The Image In Creation Myth Of Fish In HANI People

The fish creation myth in HANI people is a rare creation myth system.This system is constituted by several types of myth narrative, like Yanben Hohen (Zhu Xiaohe), Ape Ada Ai (Ada), The Ancestry Fish came to the Mountains (Yang Pidou), Angsha Xisi (Zhao Huchu), Time Tree (Yang Pidou) and so on. The fish creation myth inherit and perform through the sing or storytelling of Mopi singer. It is a indispensable part of the folklife of HANI people nowadays.As for the "narrative path", the fish creation myth in HANI people is turn towards the concept of myth which about creation and ancestry. It is come from the archetype of Great Mother and primordial water, and it is symbolize life, foison and reproduction. From the concept of myth which so-called Chong-Yu (虫-鱼) in history document, we can find that DI-QIANG people has their system about the fish myth, like the narrative about Gun-Yu, Fish people, mermaid and dragon. And the fish creation myth in HANI people is turn towards this system.As for the "culture reconstruction", the fish creation myth in HANI people is an oral tradition inherit from DI-QIANG people who have culture and belief about fish. From carding the historic sites in upper reaches of the Yellow River and the Southwest China Corridor, we can find that the fish culture change, communicate and exchange in the Stone Age, Bronze Age and the Han Dynastie. Accumulated culture of groups made the accumulated narrative. The concept of Bottom culture has been sheltered with later culture. And the concept of Bottom culture is reproduced through image of myth.As for the "folk life", the image of fish myth still live in HANI people’s life. Whether silver fish in women’s clothing or the Motsotso dance, this is all for imitate, repeat and strengthen the concept of creation. From the folklore of memory, Epic, festival, divine, religion and agriculture, we can see the fish myth tradition is root in folk life of HANI people both past and present. It is a kind of lucy for the fish creation myth who can’t be sheltered. And the topic fo creation,which is important part of the development of HANI people, for it’s significance can not be neglected.