Study On The City Folk Custom Of Kunming In Qing Dynasty

Kunming city folk custom of Qing Dynasty is the one that the city cultural phenomenon is gradually handed down in the long historical development, it is including the homogeneity thought and mode of the life which be established in physical production, economical trade, social associate as well as the cultural entertainment etc. As a social custom culture branch of Qing Dynasty, it is influenced by the feudal universal thought culture ,and the same time, its development and evolution is also a combined results which develops with the unique historical,cultural,geographical factors in central Yunnan of the specific times background in Qing Dynasty. This article took the Kunming city folk custom of the Qing Dynasty as a study subject, through the life culture phenomenon of the common people's clothing and diet, wedding and funeral jubilation, leisure entertainment, religious belief, trying to explore the depths of city life characteristics and reveal the Kunming city folk custom evolution,folk custom features and social function of the specific historical period, reappear the city life appearance.Kunming city folk custom of Qing Dynasty is an important components of the Kunming city culture , its formation has deep historical roots, in central Yunnan,the unique geographical environment, the glorious city development history, the multi-ethnic gathering are profound to folk custom culture accumulation and the formation meaning of the folk custom cultural contents style. In the meantime, along with the continuously raise of the city material civilization,the inside and out side contacts increasingly close and activities exchange between the peoples with frequently, Kunming city folk custom of Qing Dynasty was assumes unceasingly the trend which move forward, on the one hand, the traditional custom deeply restricted the people's thoughts and behaviors, On the other hand, because of the infusion of the ages factor especially the introduction of exotic civilizations were gradually becoming the important reason that influences the people's life idea and life styles in late Qing Dynasty, associated with a series of prevailing folk custom attendant, and it was also at this particular background, the Kunming people's folk custom life presents compared with the former times different characteristic.Kunming is always a multi-ethnic city, and also is a place of multi-cultural gathering. In ruled of Qing Dynasty for more than 200 years,kunming people has created richly colorful city life cultures, simultaneously, they have also accomplished colorful material life folk custom phenomenon, spiritual life folk customs phenomenon and social life folk custom phenomenon, in which has Han mainstream folk culture heritage, and then have numerous national minority people's custom culture to integrate. Arrange from the agenda of traditional festival, activities contents, custom practice to the basic necessities of life; From all aspects of the productive labor, to the feelings of people's mind, were all displaying Kunming folk custom contents characteristics with which have abundant and complex character.Kunming city's folk custom of Qing Dynasty was the Kunming people's historical creation, it was developed for the need of people that adapted their production and lives. It was played a positive function that serves for the common people's life, mold the Kunming person's personality,guide the city living concepts,norm city social activities,adjust social activities that plays an active function, such as culture,support,norm etc. and for the stable development of city social life of Kunming city plays a positive influence.By discussing on the development,characteristics,social function of the Kunming city folk custom at the special historical period in Qingdynasty, this article consider that the development of the city folk custom not only reflects the style characteristic of the city culture, but also reflects the changes of city social life, and then it demonstrates the historical evolution course of city social life. Accordingly, the development history of the city folk custom is also a certain means the changing history of city's social life.