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A Study On The Cultural Connotation Of Fu His Sacrificial Offering Ceremony In Tianshui And It's Traveling Plans

Posted on:2008-06-15Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:T DuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2189360215468725Subject:Special History
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This article inspects Fu Hsi sacrificial offering ceremony which is an ancient folk custom performed in Tianshui Fu Hsi temple and attempts to thoroughly analyse the witchcraft phenomenon , cultural connotation , the national spirit and the realistic value which are behind this cultural phenomenon by penetrating the superficial performing forms of this ceremony which are representing the reality. Meanwhile, it also discusses the protective exploitation of this tourism resource.As the cultural heritage, the Fu Hsi sacrificial offering ceremony has the profound cultural significance. It is the remains of the ancient culture and the folk's culture. The sacrificial offering originated from the primitive religion which holds the view that all things have spirits and transformed under the "ritual" norms. So on the one hand, it is the incarnation of Chinese traditional cultural "ritual", on the other hand it reflects the character of the "common custom" and the witchcraft. The witchcraft belief is an important part in the Chinese folk custom. The Chinese witchcraft culture and the folk custom culture are inseparable. The Tianshui Fu Hsi temple sacrificial offering ceremony also much reflects the viewpoints of witchcraft: Sacrificial offering utensil, the dance with accompaniment and paper man,etc. They are all the materialized witchcraft symbols. If we filter out the superficial "outdated" and "superstitious" ingredients, we can get the potential value in a new way. It indicates the importance of amending the views on the "myth" and the idea of putting the world and the human beings in a new position. We can find the foundation of some modern viewpoints in the ancient folk custom. The supersitious veil of ancient folk custom has been unveiled by the use of modern theory. And they have integrated into a brand-new and reasonable modern value idea and folk custom. It has an inestimable significance for us to reexamine the Chinese cultural structure and mentality.At the same time, in order to maintain and protect the ancient custom which has the character of witchcraft and deep cultural connotation, we try to exploit this tourism resource reasonably. The exploitation of the Fu Hsi sacrificial offering ceremony should take the study and application of the Fu Hsi culture as its main subject.And we should activate this culture in the modern life and display its everlasting charm under the major principle-protective exploitation.
Keywords/Search Tags:The Tianshui Fu Hsi temple, sacrificial offering ceremony, primitive religion, witchcraft, traveling plans
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