The Image Of The Goddess Of "Lai Gong"

In the folk beliefs,different regions have their own beliefs and deities are the visualmanifestations of these beliefs.In the ethnic culture,ethnic beliefs are the foundation oftheir national culture and the external appearance of internal culture.This paper selectsDonggu She minorit Township in Qingyuan District,Ji'an City,Jiangxi Province as thestudy site to conduct field surveys for four times from year 2016 to 2018.Based on theintangible heritage "Donggu Traditional Statues" of the area and the "Lai Gong" statueswhich is worshipped by the local Dais,comparing with the Lai Gong faith in the Gannanregion,which is close to Donggu,it will discuss the changes in the identity and functionsof Lai Gong,and the importance of the status,deities and beliefs of the local She Peoplein the era of non-heritage in the Donggu area.The first chapter is a review of the inherited history and skills of the "DongguTraditional Statues" and an analysis of the unique image of the local "Lai Gong".Thesecond chapter is based on the "Lai Gong Beliefs Circle" in Gunnan,and discusses thebeliefs of Lai Gong in Donggu and Gannan from specific figurative statues to beliefspaces and rituals,and then explores the relationship between Donggu Lai Gong and thehunting beliefs of deities of the She People;The third chapter is discusses the changes inthe local Lai Gong beliefs and the importance of the deities in the national beliefsdisplayed by Lai Gong during the entire the Intangible Cultural Heritage's era.