A Research On Suozhu Village Hmong’s Life Rites

Hmong,is an ethic group that live in China for generations. This essay studies Hmong’s life rites in Mayang Hmong Autonomous County of Huaihua area where belongs to district concept Xiangxi,which presents the process and content of villagers’birth, grown-up,marriage and funeral rites completely through anthropological fieldwork. The rite is one of the important research fields of anthropology and ethnology, and researches have yielded fruitful results. Life rites are important parts of village life, which not only reflect unique cultural heritage but also function greatly.This paper is divided into seven sections. The first part is the preface, introducing the origin, methods and innovation of this research.The second part is a synthesis of the studies. Three aspects are summarized literaturelly, which are rites abroad and domestic, life rites of Hmong in Xiangxi. The third part describes the situations of the field. The fourth part presents a detailed process and content of Suozhu villagers’life rites, analyzing the cultural heritage and symbols of Suozhu villagers’life rites in-depth. The fifth part analyses life rites’functions to local life from a functional perspective. The sixth part analyses the life rites of from the point of view of "rites of passage". The seventh part is the conclusion, although life rites are changing, they are relatively stable, and the functions continue.