"5.12" Wenchuan earthquake, Qiang survival of the natural environment and cultural ecology has been seriously damaged, how to Qiang traditional cultural heritage, protect, promote? November 2, the first intangible cultural heritage workshop Chinese Qiang held in Mianyang, many experts and scholars have Weapon.
Status: Qiang Qiang District Council, said less than 2 million people
"Home repair, no matter how, if you lose the language, to lose the culture, Qiang nation will have no place." Intangible Cultural Heritage Institute scholar Zeng Yi worried about the future of the Qiang language: "As far as I master data, Now, said Qiang Qiang area who will be less than 2 million. "Zeng Yi suggested, first of all a system should be finishing the Qiang language, recorded in the books, all marked IPA.
"The culture of Qiang like to mention the concept, and ignore the actual effect." Ethnographic Mapping Research Associate, University of British Columbia, said research on the Qiang culture, pastoral needs more investigation, to avoid the research results "of the paper."
Towers, Sharon, Qiang Embroidery Qiang ethnic groups has become a beautiful display card. "But these are not all of the Qiang culture, Qiang there are many astronomy, geography, art and so need to dig." Sichuan West China Research Institute of Foundation Studies Qiang Zhang Shanyun think.
Responses: the protection of heritage in the industry
Qiang culture should open the door carry out his research. Southwest University for Nationalities Institute Professor Yang Zhengwen that even for the Qiang culture of the three forces involved: the government, ngo (NGOs), civil. "But the key is to rely on local experts and local people." Honorary President of Society of Qiang Yang Guangcheng said.
Today, the North River was established with strong local characteristics and style of the Qiang ethnic song and dance troupe, folk ensembles. At the same time, large-scale dance drama "Great Northern River" performing arts film base is being developed. Beichuan County also focus on protected area planning and construction of the Qiang, the ancient Qiang tea, mouth string, Qiang water mill lacquer four non-genetic learning are, in Beichuan new county building a non-heritage museum, Qiang characteristics of commercial walking street, Qiang Folk Museum, Qiang embroidered Park, who has the activities of non-genetic order of position.
In Beichuan County, the board room area and Qiang, Qiang embroidery industry take root. Use after the earthquake in Beichuan County, known in the township, the establishment of Qiang Embroidery Qiang as a teaching, training base, as Qiang embroidery, Qiang women to learn to change the traditional industrial structure, to achieve to get rich.
"This development means the industry is an important way to protect the Qiang culture." Professor Jia Yinzhong Southwest introduced the West Xiaozhaizigou Beichuan Qiang nest prior to development, many of the traditional culture of the Qiang at the edge of extinction, but after the development, the rapid vitality.
However, tourism development is a two-edged "sword", on the one hand to promote the Qiang culture protection, on the other hand, the pursuit of profit is the driving force for tourism development. "Scientific, rational and orderly development is the key." Jiayin Zhong said. Source: Sichuan Daily
