Funeral Practices among the Yi People

正The tradition of ancestor worship and the perception that the soul still exists after death mean that the Yi people take funerals very seriously.Their grand funeral rites are a concrete manifestation of this ancestor worship.Southwest China is home to a large and widely distributed number of Yi sub-     

大小凉山彝族婚俗变迁的对比研究

四川凉山是最大的彝族聚居地,当地人民生活朴实简单,拥有着丰富多彩的民风民俗,婚姻习俗是其中的典型代表。由于受外来文化冲击,彝族本土文化受到不同程度的影响,甚至给人们的生产生活带来前所未有的困扰。通过查阅文献资料,并对彝族婚俗变迁的实情进行对比梳理分析,可为保护彝族文化发挥重要作用。     

凉山彝族地区农村小学语文教学的问题及对策

小学语文课程的多重功能和奠基作用,决定了它在九年义务教育中的重要地位.本文从缺乏汉语言语境、教师素质、教学资源三方面分析了凉山彝族地区农村小学语文教学所存在的问题,并提出了课内外营造汉语言学习环境、加大在岗教师培训力度和引进高素质师资及多渠道争取投入加大当地农村小学硬件软件教学资源建设的对策.     

台湾女记者投身凉山麻风村教育

11年前,台湾女记者张平宜放弃了原本衣食无忧的优越生活。投身四川凉山一个麻风康复村的教育事业。为了让这些与世隔绝的孩子能尽快地融入现代社会,她付出了常人难以想象的艰苦努力。     

Land of Moon,Mother and Matriarchy

XICHANG City,also known as Moon City, reflects both the romance and the space-age connotations of the nickname it has earned.This capital of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province,is situated in southwestern China,and is considered a seat of old culture with more than 2,000 years of history.Xichang City is also renowned in the world for Xichang Satellite Launch Center.     

凉山彝族“德古”调解习惯法概述

凉山彝族自治州目前存在着两套处理刑事案件的方式,一是公安司法机关按照国家法律规定的程序办理刑事案件,二是在民族群众中继续沿用习惯法处理纠纷的方式,由“德古”通过调解的方式处理刑事案件。“德古”调解习惯法方式处理刑事案件虽然没有得到国家法的承认,但在群众中具有很高的认同度。     

The transformation of Liangshan Yi marriage law

The traditional Liangshan Yi society was strictly stratified, and Yi law reflected this by stipulating the rule of marriage within the same rank, the violation of which would be forced to commit suicide. The rank system was abrogated in the Democracy Reform, the rule of marriage within the same rank has been criticized and abolished in the following Political Movements, however, it still predominates Yi people＇s marriage life. The radical political measures to abolish the traditional institutions have met failure in spite of the fact that the Liangshan Yi law has transformed due to both the political power relationship and market economy.     

民间组织：慈善的榜样

2000年，一篇名为《走近凉山》的新闻报道就引得天津市民自发地捐出几大车衣服用集装箱运往凉山。其后，市内各种民间团体也纷纷走向社区，募集善款。近十年过去了，人们还会不时地从媒体上看到各种大规模的善举正在我们身边发生。“老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼。”这是孟子在评论墨家的“兼爱非攻”时所描述的理想社会。孔子有云：“故，人不独亲其亲、不独子其子，使老有所终、壮有所用、幼有所长、矜寡孤独废疾者皆有所养。”我们欣然看到，     

Jiwu Wuqie：Inheritor of the Yi Ethnic Minority Lacquerware Xiu Craft

Jiwu Wuqie was born to a family of lacquerware craftsmen in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province. The Yi lacquerware craft, which Jiwu learned as an apprentice to his lather, has been handed down for 16 generations oi his clan. He has since created 30 variations of its original forms. Jiwu bears the title of craft master of Sichuan Province. His works are sought after in the United States, Japan, Europe and Southeast Asian countries. Jiwu＇s name was added to the list of National Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritors in 2009.