Investigation And Research On "Cong Zong Zong" In Beige,Kaiyuan City,Yunnan Province

“Congzongzong”(tsho³⁵tso²²tso²²)is an oral tradition passed down among the Pula a branch of the Yi people,in the Beige Township in Kaiyuan City,Yunnan Province,and has not yet been“identified”and“certified”as an independent,systematic folklore pattern in the academic context.This paper uses the fieldwork method,Returning to the Yi people society,which sings the“Congzongzong”,the intention is to restore the three-dimensional life of“Congzongzong”with local discourse,answering the central question of“what is the Congzongzong?”in the local discourse and communicative practice of local folk life of the Mira singers and villagers.At the same time,this paper attempts to repeatedly dialogue with analytical literary concepts such as mythology and epic,and with Yi people oral traditions such as“Meige”,which have been classicized in academic discourse,in order to present the possible“distortion”and“deviation”in the process of moving from local folklore literature to academic discourse analysis.And on the basis of respecting the cultural subjectivity of the people,we further explore the Category consciousness of the people,trying to show a new dimension of difference and dialogue between local and analytical categories.In the four chapters of this dissertation,we begin with the discovery and confusion of the literary category“Congzongzong”and return to the traditional context to outline the boundaries of the category of“Congzongzong”in the local discourse of villagers and in the communicative practices of local folk life,presenting a local definition of“What is Congzongzong”.we define the rhyme（Part II）,theme（Part III）,and occasion（Part IV）of the“Congzongzong”in turn,and make several points.As a member of the Yi people,the author has had the experience of listening to the“Congzongzong”up close since childhood,and has the responsibility and obligation to protect and inherit the traditional culture of the Yi people.Through writing this article,I am motivated to explore and study the traditional culture of my people,and try to contribute to the transmission and development of the oral tradition of my people.