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On The Basis Of The Southwest National Hieroglyphics To Explore The Original Astronomy And Calendar With Its Significance Of Education

Posted on:2016-11-25Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2285330461468237Subject:Science education
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Hieroglyphics is the thinking archaeological tools, also the original thinking reflection of the ancient ancestors. Understanding the characteristics and approach of original thinking, which can help us find out the occurrence and development of the original psychology, meanwhile, understand the historical process and the development of human thought. In Southwest Minority Regions, the scriptures of ethnic group exist the rich ethnic characteristics of traditional cultural classics, and the awareness of astronomy and calendar is an important part of their traditional culture. To master the awareness of astronomy and calendar, can know how to distinguish the space-time continuum and use a regular cosmic the natural behavior alter plan in primitive society. Thus further expand the ancient ancestors for the original process of cognition scientific variation.This research is based on organizing the literature of Shui Character and Naxi Dongba scripture, as well as, the fieldwork in Naxi and Shui inhabited areas of Yunnan and Guizhou province. Utilizing the comparative study and science anthropology, and analyzing the astronomy and calendar awareness of Naxi and Shui. On the one hand exploring relationship between the original astronomical and hieroglyphics concept, and to analyze the various ethnic Hieroglyphics the original astronomical similarities and differences between the concept expanded to provide proof; On the other hand in the summarizes of all ethnic groups, based on the concept of astronomical calendar, analyzing the common features of different ethnic groups and the impact of the original concept of factors constitute differences, understanding the original settlers for nature of the cognitive processes of the universe.The main contents of this research is divided into three parts, The first part describes the Shui Character and Naxi Dongba scripture in Southwest Minority Regions, which reflect the understanding of astronomy and calendar. In which it, the understanding of astronomy includes the models of the universe and the universe total celestial. And the understanding of calendar includes phenology and timing methods. The second part compares the two ethnic understanding, and summarizes their similarities and differences. Thus demonstrating the common understanding and analyzing the different reasons. The third part is based on the previous research that analyzing the inspiration of astronomy and calendar to the education.The main conclusions of this research are as follows:(1)The hieroglyphics of Naxi and Shui exist in rich astronomical calendar concept, these concepts comes from the original thinking of ancient ancestors for the observed astronomical concepts. It is based on an intuitive understanding of the perception things, while for the things that could not explain given its mysterious logic perceptual color.(2)The knowledge about the universe model of Naxi and Shui are based on simple cognitive geocentric. And thus determine the common understanding structure of the universe is called "Gaitian". The way concerning the origin of the universe. Naxi ancestors knew the origin of the universe is a symbiotic harmony of yin and yang, But Shui ancestors believed to have originated from a single God of the universe creation. On this understanding of cultural differences and ethnic differences related to the concept of God.(3)There are total of four different timing methods in the calendar of Naxi and Shui, According to its stability and accuracy Sort by weak growing strong, Phonological timing methods, the twenty-eight constellations timing methods, Zodiac (Earthly) timing methods, lunar timing methods.(4)The Zodiac specified time of Naxi and Shui is the same as the hour concept of Han. The specified month of Naxi is alike lunar month, and the specified month of Shui forming a cascade progressive relationship to the month outset of Qin, Zhou, Yin, Xia calendar. Although there are differences in methods the described, but there is a same calendar that the attribution annals sixty reincarnation cycle methods.(5)Naxi and Shui for the understanding calendar originally comes from the observation of phenology, the characterized by utilization calendar awareness its division season start, the candidate phenomena observed by ancestors a long time bound celestial regular changes gradually explored summed up the "elephant quantitative calendar system". And the Lunar calendar system is the most accurate and stable timing methods.(6)The main factors affecting the Naxi and Shui astronomical calendar differences are natural ecological environment and social structures. The space-time of Naxi and Shui is affected by location, temperature and other climatic factors in varying degrees. But the awareness of the universe model and calendar is affected by the social structure.(7)The understanding of astronomy and calendar can be used as the curriculum resources of science education. By contacting the national culture, which is not only beneficial to teach content, but also beneficial to train emotional attitudes and values.
Keywords/Search Tags:Naxi people, Shui people, pictographs, Pictograph, Celestial phenomena Sense
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