The Culture Study Of Shehuo Dancing In Prerikum Of Hami Xi Njiang

Shehuo, as one of the important entertainment among common people, is a folk art featured by performances in Chinese countries. “She” originates from some sacrificial rites to gnomes in the country, and “huo” refers to the fire set during the festivals or to the busy and happy festival atmosphere. Thus, Shehuo can be generally understood as a type of folk recreation that is organized by some local communities and farmers. It has witnessed a long history and grown into diversified forms. The Shehuo in Parikum, Xinjiang has been integrated with multi-national culture, which is the biggest feature in its dancing performances. This research aims to discover the inheritance of the dancing performances in Parikum Shehuo in the perspective of anthropology of art and in terms of diversified culture, performance form and educational function.There are six chapters, including introduction, body part and conclusion, in this paper. The first chapter mainly introduces the reasons for choosing the topic as well as the history, purpose, significance and methods of this research; chapter two is committed to the origin and development of Shehuo in Xinjiang; chapter three is devoted to the changes and development of Shehuo in Parikum, in terms of the location, the population, the economic growth and the formation and changes of dancing performances in this area; chapter four gives information on the preparation and performing methods in the dances based on the record of fields and analysis of the Shehuo performances in every Lantern’s Day in Parimum; chapter five outlines the characteristics and functions of the Shehuo dances in Parikum in the aspect of its forms, and content; chapter six gives some suggestion on the protection and inheritance of Shehuo in Parikum.