The Myth And Social Memory Study Of Yuncheng Salt Pond In Shanxi Province

With the early natural form of the production of salt,the salt pond of YunCheng has been developed and utilized very early in Chinese history.Along with the social development,the scale of the salt production and it's methods and techniques has been expanded and transformation.Among them,the renovation of the salt production has been made the production of salt has come a long way.This also makes the salt of salt pond in Chinese history occupies an important position.People consciously explain the reason of the production in salt pond and the disaster in the salt pond.This kind of behavior produces the myth of salt pond in Yuncheng,and some related to the legend of salt workers production and living.At the same time,in order to pray for the smooth production of the salt pond,the temple of salt pond was built to worship the god of salt pond.The ancient temple fair,centered on the temple of salt pond,was formed.Today,the salt pool area of Yuncheng also rely on the resources of salt formed a profound history of salt culture.Through the method of combining the fieldwork and historical literature,this paper summarizes and combines the myth about the origin of salt pond,the smooth production of salt pond,salt industry technique innovation and salt workers suffering life.At the same time,it combines the present inheritance,and presents the public's context for the social memory of salt pool salt resources.The origin myth of the salt pond includes the myth of god cattle makes the salt pond,the myth of kylin makes the salt pond,and the myth of Chiyou's blood makes the salt pond.These myths show the wisdom and order of the ancestors.The myth of the smooth production of salt pond that Guangong wars Chiyou,its generation and circulation are deeply influenced by social ideas.This content of the myth shows the conflict between the gods of the salt pond.The legend of dumb girl spring and the legend of the saltworker reflects the suffering of salt workers in the salt industry,and it was confront with that harsh salt-producing situation and the unyielding spirit of the harsh salt industry.The legend of the salt technology's innovation and the inheritance of the salt technology reflects the people's utilization and development of the salt pond.In the present moment,the salt god sacrifice is no longer the prosperity of the past.But these salt pond myths are still being told by the public,remains in local custom,and finally together make up the public for the social memory of salt pond salt resources.In the composition of this kind of social memory,which can be summarized as the social order memory in the salt pond myth,the people living memory in the salt pond myth and salt pond myth and salt pond god's belief in a mixture of social memory.It's a rich myth of salt pond to analyze the public's memory of salt resources,to help people to understand the past,to deepen the social communication,to promote social progress.At present,making this kind of memory resources and tourism development combined with social development,can make local memory resources are integrated,is advantageous to the formation of local culture competitive advantage,therefore the social memory would be survival and inheritance.