Manchu Folk Tales

Liaoning
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Liaoning is the region where the Manchus were formed, rose, and grew strong, and contains extensive and profound Manchu cultural relics and connotations. Manchu folk tales were generated in a specific historical stage when the Manchus turned from "fishing and hunting" to "farming", and were in close contact and integration with Han culture, gradually forming a cultural characteristic of the mixture of Manchu and Han. These characteristics are clearly reflected in the stories that are collectively created by the Manchu people in Liaoning, passed down from generation to generation, and "record" their living world and world of meaning. Manchu Folk Tales The "Manchu Folk Tales" project was submitted by the Liaoning Provincial Folk Artists Association and successfully selected into the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists. Subsequently, a resource census, field investigation, data collation, project text and video production work were carried out on the Manchu folk tales in Liaoning. At the same time, based on the results of the census, the theories of ethnology, folklore, anthropology and sociology were used to conduct in-depth research on the historical value and cultural value of Manchu folk tales. Chapter distribution: Manchu mythology works account for 60% of all chapters, and Qing Dynasty legends account for less than 5%; in the collection of similar stories published in Acheng area of Heilongjiang Province, ancestor entrepreneurship legends account for about 50%, and Qing Dynasty legends account for about 30%. If the "Chengde Regional Story Volume" is also divided by percentage, it can be said that Manchu historical figures, customs, and historical events and legends in the Qing Dynasty account for about 50% of all chapters, and other stories reflecting Manchu customs and life account for about 5%, while Manchu primitive myths and ancestor entrepreneurship legends are not a single one. Undoubtedly, the Manchu folk tales in the Northeast region depict the social life of the Manchu ancestors in the pre-Qing Dynasty period of the Manchu. Chengde reflects the social life of the Manchus in the Qing Dynasty. Main content: There are 27 villages of different sizes in the lower reaches of the Huerha River in Odori Mafa. There are three groups of beasts in this place, one is the old bear group, the second is the wild boar group, and the third is the wolf group. There are also field mice that always inform them of the news, and then find benefits in the chaos. The three beast groups take turns to harass, and the people live in poverty. Later, an old man came from the upper reaches of the Huerha River - Odolimafah. He taught people to practice archery and swordsmanship. In the end, he defeated three herds of beasts, and the people regained a happy life. The old man went to other places. Odolimafah was later worshipped as the "hunting god". Shitou Manni It is said that Shitou Manni was the great Sama of Sumuhara during the Xianfeng period. He had great magical powers, exorcised evil and diseases, and saved people from difficulties. This article records three short stories about him. The first one, "Rescuing the Little Cowherd", tells the story of a child named "Chong'a" in a village called "Lianjiazi" on the north bank of the middle reaches of Mudanjiang. When he was twelve years old, he herded cattle for his fourth uncle. The fourth uncle of little Chong'a was nicknamed "Four Pointed Heads". Little Chong'a forced him to work all day, but did not let him eat enough or sleep well. Chong'a's life was very hard. Once, the cow was frightened and swam to the other side of the river. Chong'a cried anxiously. The great Sama helped him and decided to punish "Four Pointed Heads". He pretended to deposit two dou of rice in Sijiantou's granary. At night, the rice grains turned into countless mice, stealing the food and delivering it door to door. "Sijiantou" knew that it was Chong'a who reported the news, and he became even more angry with him. Dasama decided to punish him thoroughly. He cast a spell to make him have a headache, and no one could cure it except Chong'a. In this way, Chong'a lived a good life. However, "Sijiantou" did something bad and tricked Tuoli, who could cure diseases, to come and start to torture Chong'a again. However, Tuoli just didn't work in his hands. In the end, "Sijiantou" died of headache. The second "Rescue the Pearl Diver" tells the story of a poor old pearl diver at the mouth of Hailang River who found a rare pearl, but was forcibly taken away by Angbang Zhangjing of the government office in the name of a fake pearl. He was preparing to go to Beijing to present the treasure himself. Dasama pretended to be the military minister who was inspecting, and pretended to deposit a pearl with him, and then cast a spell to make it fake, forcing him to hand over the pearl. The third one, "Rescuing the Clay Pot Seller", tells the story of a clay pot craftsman named Niu Gulu, who lived in the middle of a small river fork. It rained continuously that year and a flood was about to come, but Niu Gulu didn't know it. Da Sama transformed into an old man, broke into the house, picked up valuables and ran away, and Niu Gulu chased after him, thus escaping the disaster. On June 7, 2008, it was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

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