The Tujia Tima Song, also known as the "Tujia Tima God Song", is an ancient song sung in the Tujia language during the Tujia Tima activities. It is mainly distributed in the Tujia settlements in Longshan, Yongshun, Baojing and Guzhang counties in the Youshui River Basin in western Hunan. It has a long history, rich connotations, strong characteristics, and has a profound impact on the humanities and society of the Tujia people. It has a grand pattern and a long volume. It is a chanting epic that has made valuable records of the history of the Tujia people, the migration of ethnic groups, astronomy and geography, belief taboos, religious philosophy, production labor, and living customs. It is a precious cultural heritage in the folk literature of the Tujia people in the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, and is known as the "encyclopedia for studying all aspects of the Tujia people." The Tima Song is a precious cultural heritage in the folk literature of the Tujia people in the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. It is mainly distributed in the Tujia settlements in Longshan, Yongshun, Baojing and Guzhang counties in the Youshui River Basin in western Hunan. It has a long history, rich connotations, strong characteristics, and has a profound impact on the humanities and society of the Tujia people. "Tima Song" is an ancient song sung in Tujia language during the Tima activity. "Tima" is a Tujia transliteration. "Tima" refers to both a primitive religious ritual of the Tujia people and a Tujia name for a wizard, that is, "a person who worships God". "Tima Song" is a long epic poem with a grand structure and a vast volume. It has made valuable records of the history of the Tujia people, the migration of ethnic groups, astronomy and geography, belief taboos, religious philosophy, production labor, and living customs. It is based on the Tujia folk sacrificial rituals and has been passed down from generation to generation. It integrates poetry, songs, music, and dance, showing the extensive historical content and social life content of the Tujia people. Longshan, Yongshun, Baojing, and Guzhang are located in the northwest border of Hunan. The region is full of mountains and gullies, and there has been a lack of large-scale cultural exchanges with the outside world in history. This is the geographical reason why the Tujia primitive culture has been preserved for a long time. Among the total population of Longshan, Yongshun, Baojing and Guzhang counties, Tujia and other ethnic minorities account for 64.8%, which is the most densely populated area of Tujia population in China. Tujia language is still widely used in the towns and villages of Dianfang, Tasha, Xichehe, Miaoertan, Nongche, Longtou, Jiashi, Liye, Changtan, Yanchong and Neixi in Longshan County, which is the best preserved area of Tujia language in China. The folk culture of Tujia people, with language as the carrier, is passed down from generation to generation here. Longshan, Yongshun, Baojing and Guzhang counties belonged to Qianzhong area of Chu in the pre-Qin period, Qianzhong County in Qin, Wuling County in Han, Daxiang County in Liang, Chenzhou in Sui, Xizhou in Tang and Daxiang and Santaing counties in Tang. After the establishment of the Tusi regime of Xizhou during the Kaiping period of Liang, the people of the four counties have experienced a long history of Tusi rule for 877 years. The people of the four counties share the same mountain veins, water sources, ancestors and customs. In the long-term historical development process, they have jointly created the Tujia folk culture that is as splendid as stars. The Tima Song is one of the wonders. In the minds of the Tujia people, "Tima" is a mysterious messenger who communicates between people and gods. He can express people's prayers to gods and convey gods' will to people; he is both the spokesperson of gods and the spokesperson of people. However, since the Tujia people have language but no writing, whether Tima prays to gods on behalf of people or spreads messages on behalf of gods, it can only be expressed in language but not in writing. Therefore, the Tima Song has been passed down from generation to generation in the Tujia language. In this way, Tima, who mastered this knowledge and skills, occupied a prominent social status in the Tujia people. In ancient times, Tima could participate in the decision-making of major issues of the tribe, use the divination they knew, to predict good and bad fortune for the tribe; and use their unique witchcraft to pray for blessings and disasters for the tribe, drive away diseases and avoid evil, and thus be respected by people. The Tima had the power to mediate civil disputes and intervene in civil marriages and funerals. Marriages must be approved by the Tima. After the implementation of the "Reform of Tujia to Liu" policy during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, the power of the Tima gradually weakened, but it still had a significant and profound impact on the daily life of the Tujia people. [4] The Tujia "Tima Song" is still extant in more than 20 towns and villages, including Dianfang (Pojiao), Tasha, Nongche, Xichehe (Ganxi), Miaoertan (Fengxi), Longtou, Jiashi, Neixi, Liye (Yanchong, Changtan) in Longshan, Wanmipo Town, Tuzha, Bi'er, Chaoyang, 1, Yezhuping, Qingshui, Maogou, Datuo, Purong, Fuxing, Qianling in Baojing County, Songbai, Wangcun, Gaoping, Fuzhi, Yongmao, Lingxi, Kesha, Shidi, Shouche, Shaoha, Qingping in Yongshun County, and Hongshilin Town (Jiatong, Duanlong) in Guzhang County. On June 7, 2008, the "Tujia Tima Song" submitted by Longshan County, Hunan Province was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. [1] Serial number 567-80. Peng Jilong Peng Jilong (Tujia Tima Song) Hunan Province's third batch of "national intangible cultural heritage project inheritors" "Tima Song" is a Tujia epic with a grand structure and a huge volume. It uses a huge artistic carrier that integrates poetry, songs, music, and dance to express a wide range of historical content and social life content such as the creation of the world, human reproduction, ethnic sacrifices, ethnic migration, hunting, farming, diet and daily life. When singing, Tujia language is the main expression language, with rich vocabulary, unique imagination, vivid images, and strong literary quality. It highlights the preciousness of the unique and rare cultural form...more>>>Peng JilongPeng Jilong (Tujia Tima God Song) Hunan Province's third batch of "National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project Inheritor" Tima Song is a Tujia epic with a grand pattern and voluminous content. It uses a huge artistic carrier that integrates poetry, songs, music, and dance to express a wide range of historical content and social life content such as the creation of the world, human reproduction, ethnic sacrifices, ethnic migration, hunting, farming, diet, and daily life. When singing and narrating, Tujia language is used as the main expression language, with rich vocabulary, peculiar imagination, vivid images, and strong literary quality. It highlights the precious...more>>>Peng Jilong (Tujia Tima God Song) Hunan Province's third batch of "National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project Inheritor" Tima Song is a Tujia epic with a grand pattern and voluminous content. It uses a huge artistic carrier that integrates poetry, songs, music, and dance to express a wide range of historical content and social life content such as the creation of the world, human reproduction, ethnic sacrifices, ethnic migration, hunting, farming, diet and daily life. When singing, Tujia language is used as the main expression language, with rich vocabulary, peculiar imagination, vivid images, and strong literary quality. It highlights the precious...more>>>