Social activities of Lisu people

The economy of the Lisu nationality is dominated by agriculture. The staple food is corn and buckwheat. I like drinking tea, drinking and eating meat. Houses are mostly two-story buildings with dry bamboo and wood structures, and there are also bungalow-style wooden houses or wooden houses. Clothing varies from place to place. The men wore linen robes and knee-length black trousers. Wear a black, white or blue hair band. Women usually wear straight-breasted clothes and pleated skirts. Wearing a beaded hat "Ole" or a variety of Baotou composed of seashells and coral beads. In the past, because of the different colors of clothes, it was customary to call them "white rich beauty", "black rich beauty" and "flower rich beauty" For a long time, the Lisu people in Dechang only have their own national language but not their own national characters, and folk literature is only passed down from mouth to mouth in the form of singing and speaking, which is deeply hidden among the people. This social situation objectively promotes the development of oral literature, and makes the Lisu folk literature in Dechang present a wonderful scene of prosperity, with myths, legends, stories, fables, fairy tales, jokes, folk songs, folk songs, proverbs and other genres of folk literature, which is very rich in content and can be called a wonderful flower.

The legend of Lisu ancestors in Huanggu, the legend of Lisu Bodhisattva in Media Mountain and the legend of Lisu Red Ribbon are representative works of Lisu folk customs, which have been handed down from generation to generation among Lisu people. It mainly talks about the traditional morality and historical achievements of Lisu ancestors who are hardworking, brave, kind and helpful. Just as Abaofa, a legendary figure of Lisu ancestors in the Yellow Valley, took his children up the mountain to pick wild fruits and dig wild vegetables and found the Yellow Valley, he brought back the Yellow Valley named "Tiger Grass" to plant, cultivate, send seeds to the people, and teach Lisu people about the Yellow Valley. As the master said: "A parent produces a yellow flower; Everyone planted a ditch full of yellow dams. Everyone is fragrant when they are planted and eaten! " In memory of the A Bao Fa couple who discovered the grain and taught the Lisu people to plant the yellow valley, every Lisu family gave the A Bao Fa couple new rice, wine and meat for the "Legend of the ancestors of the Lisu people in the yellow valley", to commemorate the historical achievements of the A Bao Fa couple when the yellow valley was harvested in July and a half every year.

The folklore of Lisu nationality in Dechang has vivid images of people and gods, strong stories, clear plot lines, fantastic exaggeration, unique features and its own unique aesthetic consciousness. The Legend of the Lisu Media Mountain Bodhisattva tells the story of the Lisu Media Mountain Bodhisattva through bold imagination and myths and legends. Easy to understand, simple and easy to understand, these three legends have a long history and are important representative works of Lisu folk literature. Ji Zhengfen, the representative inheritor of the Lisu Red Belt Legend, was born on July 2, 1966. She is 49 years old and Lisu. Her inheritance pedigree is: grandfather-father Ji Laosi-Ji. Now living in Lutang Primary School in Dechang County, she is a teacher and a folk storyteller.

Xiong Guoxiu, the representative inheritor of the legend of Lisu's Huanggu ancestors, is 55 years old, Lisu, female, born in 1955 1 15, and her lineage is Zaga Aba-Zaga Aya. Now he lives at No.40 Chengxiang Street, Dechang County. He is a consultant of Lisu Society in Dechang County and a folk storyteller.

Zhang Huasheng, the representative inheritor of the legend of the Lisu Bodhisattva in the media mountain, is male, born on March 9, 1964 in/kloc-0, and now he is 46 years old. He is a national representative inheritor of Lisu nationality, whose pedigree is Zhang Chuicui-Dechun Zhang-Zhang Huasheng. Now living in Lutang Primary School in Dechang County, he is the Secretary General of the Lisu Society in Dechang County. She is a famous folk storyteller who is good at telling Lisu folk stories for three generations.