Lijiang Naxi Dongba Culture
A brief introduction to the hieroglyphic writing system employed by the Naxi, one of China's 56 ethnic minorities. The writing is part of the shamanistic Dongba culture of centuries past...
Museum of Naxi Culture - Lijiang - Yunnan - China (1)
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Naxi Dongba Ceremony
in Lijiang, a land blessing
Dongba Museum
Setor de caligrafia Dongba no museu de cultura Naxi, em Lijiang, província de Yunnan, sul da China.
NAXI WRITING, Lijiang ( 丽江市; Lìjiāngshì), Yunnan, China
On August 9th, 2006, I visited the INSTITUTE DONGBA to make a little knowledge of the Naxi or Dongba Culture and saw a teacher how Naxi language works
The Sacred Wood of Naxi and Its Cultural Connotative Meaning
Title: The Sacred Wood of Naxi and Its Cultural Connotative Meaning
Guest: Chen Lie
Associate Prof. Chen Lie, Yunnan Folk Literature and Art Society under the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, China.
Naxi Dongba Blessing Ceremony
Opening day of the exhibition Quentin Roosevelt's China; Naxi Dongba priest He Limin blesses the exhibition and Yang Fuquan sings a funeral song.
Exploring the Mystery of Dongba Culture, Video 1 of 3
Beijing Travel: Lijiang in Yunnan Province, China is home to Naxi, an old ethnic minority group that holds a mysterious Dongba culture.
lijiang יומן מסע מצולם , ליג'יאנג, סין
Lijiang, a popular destination in Yunnan, is considered a fairyland blessed with fresh air, clear streams, breathtaking snow mountains and an undisturbed landscape inhabited by a friendly group of people. It is great to enjoy a quiet and pleasant holiday in its Old Town which is graced by well preserved ancient buildings and the Naxi culture.
While the geographical position of Lijiang City is remote, it has the advantage of ensuring a pleasant year round climate and a wide variety of tourist resources in the 20,600 square kilometers area. The earliest recorded history of the city can be traced back to the Warring States Period (476 BC-221 BC) but with the advent of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the local economy reached a peak with the development of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road which made a great contribution to both commercial and cultural communication between Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.
At present, Lijiang City is an attractive tourist destination in Yunnan Province that exercises jurisdiction over four counties and an Old Town District. This is the main region inhabited by Naxi Group, one of China's 55 minority ethnic groups. In its long history, the local residents have established their splendid Dongba Culture which has absorbed aspects of the culture of Tibet and the Central Plains along the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. The various souvenirs marked with these Dongba hieroglyphs are very popular with visitors from home and abroad.
Lijiang - Dongba Village
China, 02/08/2008 !
Vila tradicional, com variadas demonstracoes de povos antigos de Lijiang, todos com a religiao Dongba em comum.
The black dragon pool (Lijiang - Yunnan - China)
(EN) The Black Dragon Pool is a famous pond in the scenic Jade Spring Park (Yu Quan Gong Yuan) located at the foot of Elephant Hill, a short walk north of the Old Town of Lijiang in Yunnan province, China. It was built in 1737 during the Qing Dynasty and offers a spectacular view on the region's tallest mountain, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, over its white marble bridge. The park features several smaller temples and pavilions:
▪ The Moon-Embracing Pavilion (simplified Chinese: 得月楼; traditional Chinese: 得月樓; pinyin: Déyuè Lóu), which was originally built in the late Ming Dynasty. The current structure is a reproduction from 1963 after a fire in 1950.
▪ The Dragon God Temple (Longshen Temple) was constructed by local Naxi people in 1737 and is located to the east of the park. It was given the name Dragon God of Jade Spring by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty in the same year.
▪ The threefold overlap Five-Phoenix Tower (Wufeng Tower) was built during the Ming Dynasty (1601), and today located at the north end of the park. The tower was originally situated at the Fuguo Temple, which is 30 kilometers to the west, but was moved to Jade Spring Park in 1979.
The park is further home to the Dongba Culture Research Institute and the Dongba Culture Museum. (wikipedia)
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Map for Yunnan trip :
Naxi people
Brief description of Naxi people
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Beijing Shopping: the Mystery of Dongba Culture, Video 1 of 3
Beijing Travel: Lijiang in Yunnan Province, China is home to Naxi, an old ethnic minority group that holds a mysterious Dongba culture.
Lijiang, Yunnan, China trip, 29 Nov to 10 Dec 2013
Lijiang in the Yunnan province of China is my first trip proper into that country; I had been to Macau and Hongkong previously. Lijiang is a UNESCO World Heritage site and showcases the Naxi tribe and Dongba culture - artistic, sturdy, independent folks - with a water-based civilisation. They are also friendly and I got by without being able to speak recognisable Mandarin! I have incorporated some of their more popular current songs opting for a more contemporary approach to my video. The fact that I do not really understand the lyrics and do not know who the singers are attest to my 'ignoramus' status. I do appreciate their tuneful renditions and I 'borrowed' these to create 'mood' for my video.
Li Jiang: Ancient Land of Dongba and Naxi Chiapoe's photos around Lijiang, China (travel pics)
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Chinese Culture in Minutes--the Dongba script
FEATURE Changing face of China, AP focuses on the impact of tourism on the old Naxi town
++ Day shots ++
1. Wide of lion statue with a view of the city's rooftops in the background pan to wide of city at dawn
2. Mid of rooftops with smoke coming out of one house
3. Wide of houses with unique architectural designs
4. Wide of Jade Dragon Snow mountain in a distance
5. Wide of tourists with street sign in foreground pan to backpacker tourists walking by
6. Mid of tour guide explaining sites to tourists
7. Wide of street with tourists walking by
8. Close World Heritage sign tilt down to UNESCO logo
9. Wide row of old Naxi women sitting on a ledge in a square
10. Close up of two old women
11. Mid of two old women sitting
12. Close up of a very old Naxi woman
13. SOUNDBITE (Naxi Dialect): Name unknown, Street vendor
There are very few Naxi people left here.
14. Wide of street vendor He Jiangzhi selling postcards
15. Close up of He Jiangzhi's face
16. Close of tourist postcards and maps in a basket
17. SOUNDBITE (Naxi Dialect): He Jiangzhi, Street vendor
This (tourism) has only brought benefit to the outsiders, Naxi people don't get much. Why are only the people from other provinces making the money? Because many rich outsiders come here, buy our land here and get even richer.
++ Night shots ++
18. Wide Pan of Lijiang city at night with lights and tourists
19. Wide musicians in Naxi orchestra performing for tourists
20. Mid three female musicians playing a Chinese stringed instrument
21. Mid two old men playing erhu
22. Mid row of tourists clapping
++Day shots ++
23. Wide Pan of tourist souvenir shops with salesgirls dressed in Naxi costumes
24. Mid close of two girls dressed in Naxi costumes and laughing
25. Mid of girls wearing Naxi skirts with jeans underneath
26. Wide of Coffee house storefront
27. Close of coffeehouse sign saying Bridge Coffee
28. Mid of Zhou Ying, owner of coffee house making coffee behind the counter
29. Wide pan right of a Zhou Ying walking up stairs and bringing in coffee to customers
30. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): Zhou Ying, Coffeeshop owner:
We made this place what it is today, we built these stores and made this entire area so popular that the property prices have risen! In the past these houses use to cost a few thousand yuan, now how much do you think these houses cost? In reality, they (the locals) have to thank us 'outsiders'.
31. Close up of restored wooden balcony railing pan to wide of workers spray painting them
32. Wide of workers reconstructing an ancient Lijiang house
33. Mid of man working to restore a window
34. Close up of decorative wood carvings on window of reconstructed Lijiang house
35. Mid workers sawing away
36. Close He Shiyong Bureau chief of Lijiang Old City Management Co. Ltd
37. Wide He Shiyong pointing to city pan to wide of Lijiang city
38. Wide rooftops of old city with a corner of a decorative eave in the foreground
39. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): He Shiyong, Bureau Chief, Lijiang Old City Management Co. Ltd:
We feel that the burden on our shoulders is heavier, getting listed by UNESCO hasn't brought us more honour but instead has brought us more responsibilities and duties.
++Night Shots ++
40. Wide of tourists walking along street
41. Wide of bar street with tourists drinking
42. Wide of girls on balcony singing and calling out to tourists
STORYLINE:
Just several decades ago, the Old Town of Lijiang in Yunnan Province was an ancient enclave seemingly untouched by the ravages of modern life.
The distinctive houses of the Naxi people who live here and the intricate maze of waterways that criss-cross the town cast an almost dreamlike aura of a city lost in time.
In a distance, the looming Jade Dragon Snow Mountain casts a shadow over the Old Town, which is said to have a history going back 800 years.
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The Dongba hieroglyphics lecture
NPO Sharaku created a lecture for japanese senior. we went to Yunnan of China and studied the Dongba hieroglyphics by Naxi tribe.
Escriba Dongba
No museu da cultura Naxi, em Lijiang, província de Yunnan, sul da China.