A Study On The Cultural Changes Of Miao Silver Jewellery In Maliao Village

The Miao have a long tradition of culture,Silver jewellery plays a very important role in the culture of the Miao people,and the wise silversmiths have made the totems of the community into exquisite burled silver jewellery,which is the main medium for the Miao people to pass on their excellent culture.Silver jewellery carries the totem worship,historical migration memories,religious beliefs,folk culture and other outstanding traditional culture of the Miao people,and has a high artistic research value.The silver jewellery of the Miao people of Maliao Village presents the life history of the Miao people of Maliao Village with its unique cultural value.Under the premise of accelerated development of the Miao society and culture in Maliao Village,the Miao people of Maliao Village have adapted to the modern society and culture.As the culture of the Hmong people in Maliao Village has shown different degrees of change,it has prompted the Hmong silver culture in Maliao Village to continue to develop towards modernisation.The paper consists of an introduction,five chapters and a conclusion.The introductory section discusses the origins,pre-scholarly history,significance and methodology of the research.The first chapter introduces the natural environment,history,production,life and festivals of the village,and other aspects related to silver jewellery.The second chapter collates the classification of silver jewellery in Maliao Village and describes in detail the tools and processes used to make silver jewellery in Maliao Village.The third chapter analyses and sorts out the manifestations of the changes that have taken place in the silver jewellery of Maliao Village,discussing four aspects: craft techniques,artistic creations,modes of inheritance,and groups of silversmiths,and from the details of the changes in the silver jewellery,we can glimpse the changes in the whole village.The fourth chapter,through the mutual corroboration of documentary and field data,elaborates on the reasons for the cultural changes of Miao silver jewellery in Maliao Village from the social level and the individual level.Chapter 5 analyses the characteristics and significance of the changes in the Miao silver jewellery in Maliao Village according to the motives of the cultural changes in the village.