Research On Tibetan Anthropological Documentary

Tibetan anthropological documentaries occupy a very important place in the history of thedevelopment of Chinese documentary film. By developing a perspective on the developmentof Tibetan documentaries through different periods of time, we can gain an understanding ofthe changes in Tibetan society, politics, economics and culture, as well as changes in Tibetanidentity and psychology brought by these changes. At the same time, we can also understandcontinuities in the Chinese-language local documentary tradition. After cultural revivalTibetan monasteries once again revived their age-old ceremonies, as the “tsampa eaters” facedthe question of how to maintain their treasured traditions and faith.Through a variety of perspectives, Tibetan anthropological documentaries present differentcultural forms and the fate of different characters as they have been shaped by socialchange. Cultural diversity is present within all ethnic groups and societies. The multiculturalconstruction of various image elements presents the regional diversity within a Tibetan"culture" sometimes understood as monolithic. Tibetan documentaries from periods of societaltransformation represent the changing nature of cultural connotations and spiritual values as influx rather than static holdovers from the past. In sum, Tibetan anthropological documentarieshave left historically relevant representations while presenting Tibetan social life and themultiple cultures that exist within Tibetan society.This thesis is divided into three parts. The first part discusses the history and evolution ofboth “anthropology” and “documentaries,” two originally Western concepts, in the Chinesecontext. This includes an exploration of the definition and classification of anthropologicaldocumentaries, the relationship between the aesthetics and science of documentary, and variousunresolved theoretical questions in academia.The second part analyzes Tibetan anthropological documentaries from the perspective ofsocial change and reflections on landscape and space, drawing on various images fromdifferent periods of time since the beginning of the twentieth century and engaging in culturalanalysis of some texts.The third part primarily explores the value and significance of “snowland” ethnographic images for Himalayan cultural preservation and anthropological fieldwork. Following theacademic call to “use Chinese to rewrite culture,” the author puts forward a call to “use theimage to rewrite culture.”...