Study Of Dog Totem Worship In Lingnan

The overall environment of Guangdong and Guangxi were as same as the environment of the south of the Five Ridges. Whether the migrating Yao, or is the aging resident Zhuang were all forming the primitive dogs totem worship in their own way. Dogs totem worship of Yao reflected in the daily life or the festival, and dogs totem worship of Zhuang was reflected in the ubiquitous stone dog sculpture. Due to the low level, the wars and migration, the strong cultural influence and the development of modern productivity, the dog totem worship experiences the productivity, the spreading, the evolution and the vanishing. With the development of social productivity, some changes occurs in the dog totem worship minorities, the habits increasingly being localization, the way of life is becoming more and more modern, the ideology and culture is becoming more and more scientific, the heritage of dog totem worship culture relies on deep excavation culture connotation of dog totem worship, and the method of inheritance is that attach importance to the protection of cultural relics, the performance of art forms and the improvement and carry forward of craft. To tease out the content of the article clearly, according to the development of dog totem worship in Yao She nationality in Guangdong and Zhuang nationality in Guangxi, this article is divided into five parts. They are introduction, the source of dog totem worship in Yao She nationality in Guangdong and Zhuang nationality in Guangxi, the history and reality of dog totem worship custom in Yao She nationality, the history and reality of dog totem worship custom in Guangxi Zhuang nationality and the conclusion.The first chapter is introduction, mainly introduced the background and significance of this topic, literature review, research methods and the nature and humanities environment of Yao She nationality in Guangdong and Zhuang nationality in Guangxi, including an overview of the four research points. The ancient Baiyue people in Guangdong and Guangxi made a living by fishing,hunting and gathering. The bad living environment and the support of hounds have prompted the ancient Baiyue residents to come up with a simple concept of dog totem worship. With the development of the society, each step of history changes is superimposed on the concept of dog totem worship. The main research methods of this topic were literature review, field research,participating observation method and comparative method, etc.The second chapter is the source of dog totem worship of Yao She nationality in Guangdong and Zhuang nationality in Guangxi. This part mainly introduces the root causes of dog totem worship and its characteristics, and the formation process of dog dragon totemworship. The living style of ancient fishing, hunting and gathering is the initial and main reason for the formation of dog totem worship in Guangdong and Guangxi. Since the neolithic age, the wars and blends between North and south of ethnic groups adds new meaning to the dog totem worship, which produced the dog dragon totem worship.The third chapter are the history and reality of dog totem worship customs in Yao She nationality in Guangdong. This part mainly introduces the kinship between Yao nationality and She nationality in Guangdong and Guangxi, the panhu beliefs and traditions in Yao She nationality, the contemporary cultural connotation and the mode of inheritance about dog totem worship in Yao She nationality. Experienced a long development course, Yao She nationality who wont migratory life began to settle in to Guangdong. Yao nationality was divided into two parts. And the She nationality in guangdong had a homologous relationship with Guoshan Yao.Yao She nationality in different places all keep customs and habits related to dog totem worship.And their reserved dog totem worship custom similar on the whole, vary on the details, because that Yao She nationality have less communication and correspondence in a long historical period.The fourth chapter are the history and reality of dog totem worship customs in Zhuang nationality in Guangxi.And dog totem belief is mainly reflected in the stone dog worship in the territory of Guangxi Zhuang region, and there are signs of taoism obviously.The fifth chapter is conclusion, mainly to summarize the content of the whole article.