Ashima And Sani Culture----The Cultural Representation Of Shanying Art Group In Xiaoguishan Shilin In The Perspective Of Visual Anthropology

When we spoken of Sani culture,it strike us that Ashima, a young female with the characteristics of beauty、generosity, enthusiasm, skilled in singing and dancing, under the effect of a variety of factors.which the the stereotype of Sani people has been constructed to be representative of Sani people and important label of Sani culture and become a window for people to understand Sani culture, However, questions raised when this image meets the diverse representation of Sani female image and multidimensional Sani female showed in their every day lives and working. In the perspective of Visual Anthropology, this paper quests Sani culture constructed by elite in Xiaoguishan country. At the same time, I compare and analyze Ashima and Sani culture expressed by culture holders. Finaly, I will present my ideal and suggestions for ecological pattern and sustainable development of minority culture heritage.There are three parts in this paper:the first part mainly studies the static state and dynamic process of the Shanying Art Group of Xiaoguishan village based on my fieldwork. I describe the history、organization、formation、development and performance, trying to analyze the multiple Sani female images expressed by them in art performances and daily life;the second part studies Ashima in the text in different levels, makes a comparative analysis on the differences and common points between Ashima and Sani female image, and also discusses the relationship between Ashima and Sani culture; In the last part, I will apply power relationship between expresser and expressed in visual anthropological theories, to analyze the multiple constructing process of "Ashima" image using emic and etic theory of anthropology. By emphasizing the emic expression from the perspective of visual anthropology and highlighting the "be present" research method and further analyse how Sani people restore themselves ecological pattern of multiple culture this paper makes an analysis of the representation process of Sani female images,and the diversity and vitality of Sani culture. This paper reveals that this kind of female image constructed by elites is not seldom to see in modern mainstream discourse, just such as "culture" which has led to many misunderstandings about multiple cultures and histories of minority groups. So This essay attempts to rethink the following topics:regardless of Han people or minority people outsiders or the writers, all of them should deeply understand and respect emic expression and try to express their images and cultures from the perspective of insider and only in this way, can we truly understand the real-、 changing、assimilating but not lost content of multiple cultures of minority people; Hopefully, we can eliminated all kinds of hegemony and single state,expression and repaper constructed by elites in working with minority cultural construction, and restore the diversity and vitality of Sani culture and real national essence.