黔西北乌蒙山区向天坟与彝族传统文化

巍峨峻峭的黔西北乌蒙山区，是贵州彝族比较集中的聚居地，这里的彝家山寨，蕴藏着传统的古老文明。在墓葬类型上独具一格的向天坟，自被彝族学者刘尧汉教授和卢央教授引起重视，深入田野调查研究，从而被誉称是中国考古天文学的重大发现。笔者有幸曾偕两位教授亲临贵州威宁县境的盐仓大坟梁子，和云南楚雄市南部庙坡山，对彝族不同类型向天坟进行实地考察，获取直观资料；并对刘尧汉和卢央教授的学术观点，聆听获益非浅。鉴于省内学术界对黔西北乌蒙山区的彝族向天坟了解研究不多，此种类型墓葬文化在一般民众之中又存在着误解。本文的宗旨…

Xiang-Tian-Fen of the Yi Nationality in Wu-Meng mountainous area of Northwestern Guizhou

The author try to analyse the relation of the Xiang - Tian - Fen (tombs toward the sky ) of the Yi people in wu -meng mountainous area of Northwestern Guizhou and the traditional culture. He suggests that the Xiang-Tian-Fen has a function as astronomical facility, and an lnvestigation into the Xiang-Tian-Fen might be helpful to the studies of the Yi traditional culture, and also to the studies of the origin and development of the chinese traditional culture.