A Study On The View Of Nature In The Ancient Songs Of The Miao Peopl

As China’s intangible cultural heritage,the Miao Ancient Songs are the cultural crystallization of the Miao people’s continuous adaptation to the natural and social environment for thousands of years,integrating history,myth,and legend and having significant historical value.The Miao Ancient Songs are rich in meaning,and the concept of nature is one of the cultural connotations embedded in them.Its formation is the result of the interpenetration between the ecological environment and ethnic art creation,which shows the unique ecological wisdom of the Miao.The natural environment has provided the Miao with a suitable living space and laid the foundation for the Miao’s agricultural-based economic model and god-fearing religious beliefs,prompting the Miao to form an ecological ethic of "nature first".The Miao people’s understanding and knowledge of nature are permeated in the composition of the Miao Ancient Songs,passed down from generation to generation and are an essential guide to the perpetual development of the ethnic group and the world.The characteristics of Miao’s view of nature are multi-dimensional.First,from the dimension of valuing life,the Miao Ancient Songs ask people to treat life well,advocate the coexistence of man and nature,and demand that all things have the exact origin and all beings are equal.Secondly,from the ecological and aesthetic connotation,the construction of home consciousness,the pursuit of poetic dwelling,and the convergence of the four-way game of heaven,earth,gods,and humans are the highest scenario pursued by the Miao in the entire natural world.Finally,the Miao people’s reflection and understanding of nature are not only presented in the Miao literature and art,but also brought into the daily life of the Miao people.The life attitude,way and concept displayed in the ancient songs are part of the Miao people’s understanding of nature,standardizing the daily life of the Miao people,and adding unique artistic conception to the plain village.The value of the nature concept in the Miao Ancient Songs is far-reaching.On the one hand,it guides human beings to form a good way of life and production,creates a positive and healthy humanistic environment,and plays a pivotal role in shaping the personality and spirit of the ethnic group;on the other hand,the awareness of life and ecological concepts emphasized in the Miao Ancient Songs provide a unique spiritual vision on the current environmental management and how to establish a harmonious relationship between human beings and nature.Therefore,absorbing and learning from the ecological ethics of the Miao ethnic group can not only enrich the development path of ecological civilization education,promote ecological culture innovation,and consolidate the foundation of cultural confidence in disseminating excellent ethnic culture but also help to make the ethnic art bloom more charmingly.