The Creation And Application Of Illustrations Of Lahu's Creation Epic "Mupa Mipa"

The Creation Epic 《MuPaMiPa》 is handed down from the ancient Lahu ethnic group,and has a profound mass foundation.Mainly in religious activities,traditional festivals or chanting during the slack season are the ties to maintain the spiritual life of this ancient ethnic group.《MuPaMiPa》 tells us about the state of production and life in the initial stage of the universe Chaos,the creation of heaven and earth by the God Esar,the creation of man and the creation of human beings.On May 20,2006,the State Council listed《MuPaMiPa》 as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage.《MuPaMiPa》 is a Creation Epic widely spread among the Lahu people.It is an encyclopedia of Lahu culture which integrates the politics,economy,culture and history of the Lahu people.However,with the passage of time,the original ecological literature works of the ethnic minorities are on the verge of being lost.According to the local investigation,the main reasons for the extinction of the Lahu’s Creation Epic 《MuPaMiPa》 are as follows: firstly,the inheritance form of the intangible cultural heritage 《MuPaMiPa》 is single,which mainly depends on oral communication and heart-to-heart teaching,and the limited inheritance way and scope limit the inheritance and promotion of 《MuPaMiPa》;secondly,under the impact of modern culture,the cultural space of 《MuPaMiPa》is limited It has been shrinking and lacks good communication and cultivation soil.It can be seen that the traditional way of inheritance is the foundation and the fundamental guarantee of the inheritance of 《MuPaMiPa》.However,with the development of the times,it is far from enough to rely on the traditional way of inheritance.Therefore,try to keep the original traditional way of inheritance,and explore new ways of inheritance,such as text material inheritance,image material inheritance,media inheritance,etc.,and adopt the combination of traditional and modern ways to highlight its cultural and artistic aesthetic value,so as to better serve the society and the people,Only by truly realizing the development,innovation,inheritance and dissemination of ethnic culture,can we truly realize the protection and inheritance of 《MuPaMiPa》.This topic takes the illustration creation and application of the Lahu’s Creation Epic 《MuPaMiPa》 as the research object,deeply studies and explores the story connotation of 《MuPaMiPa》,and excavates the essence of the cultural connotation and artistic value of 《MuPaMiPa》.Taking illustration art as the expression of theCreation Epic 《MuPaMiPa》 is the embodiment of the integration and innovation of ethnic culture and art,which conforms to the new trend of the development and inheritance of ethnic cultural value closely linked with artistic value under the modern background.It not only shows the traditional culture of Lahu again,but also selects multiple communication carriers to better protect,inherit and carry forward the creation The world epic 《MuPaMiPa》.