Investigation And Study Of Minxian Baojuan

Baojuan,as China's precious cultural wealth,is still prevalent and spreads in Min xian County and surrounding areas of it in Gansu.This paper mainly investigates and researches Baojuan in Minxian County.In the first chapter of this article,the author discusses the historical context of Baojuan development and the reasons for the formation of Minxian Baojuan,starting from the local folk customs and geographical introduction of Minxian County.The second chapter analyzes the text of Baojuan from two aspects which are core contents of it: "persuading goodness" and the goddess worship in Baojuan,and introduces the current situation of Baojuan inheritance.In the third chapter,the author expounds the similarities and differences of reading ceremony with various themes in Minxian,and discusses the inseparable relationship between the ceremony and the local folk beliefs through the specific analysis of the rituals.The fourth chapter makes a brief analysis from aspects of music noumenon,starting with the three different types of tunes,so as to explain the characteristics of Baojuan music,and discusses the unified functional system of Baojuan and its music "entertaining people" and "entertaining God","praying for blessings" and "enlightening".