Jia Li of Miao Nationality

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Jia Li of Miao Nationality

Applicant: Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province

Item No.: 563

Project No.: i-76

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: Folk Literature

Region: Guizhou Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province

Protection unit: Institute of culture of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture

Brief introduction to Jia Li of Miao Nationality

Applicant: Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province

Jia Li of Miao nationality is a classic historical and cultural memory integration in Qiandongnan Miao nationality area. It integrates creation myth, clan origin legend, genealogy, knowledge and skills, primitive religion and customs, folk rituals, ethics, litigation theory and typical cases. It brings together the original classic culture of Miao nationality and reflects the spiritual emotion and wisdom consciousness of Miao nationality.

Jia Li of Miao nationality is rich in content. For example, "muddy water and tadpoles" tells people in the form of fairy tale that wind sometimes causes small disharmony, but if the wind does not blow, severe winter often exists, that is the biggest disharmony. The world will be in chaos, and the wind is to restore harmony. The story of two homicide cases is used to enlighten and show people's deeper moral tendency and judgment of right and wrong value. Jia Li is not only the model of Miao people's history narration, but also the basis of Miao people's planting rock and discussing nuts, holding sacrificial ceremonies and major festivals. It is also the sacred principle that Miao people's ancestors must follow in their words and deeds. It plays an extremely important role in inheriting the inherent culture, shaping the people's character, promoting national identity, enhancing cohesion, realizing the effective management of Miao community, and promoting the orderly development of Miao society It is also of great value in the study of culture, anthropology, history, philosophy, religion, literature and art, linguistics and so on.

In the 1950s, Li Lao, who was familiar with Jia Li, was under political impact and most of them did not dare to accept apprentices. At present, there are no more than 100 people who know Jia Li. Few of them know Jia Li well, and most of them are old. Jia Li of Miao nationality is in danger and needs to be rescued.