MOUNTAIN CHICKENS PECKING OUT THE ROAD TO PROSPERITY

正On the Mt.Wagu mountainside,spring has brought warm temperatures.Large numbers of red poultry seek out something to eat under the trees or flutter around with open wings."Don't just pass these off as ordinary mountain chickens,"the farmers say to me."They are as precious as gold in the minds of villagers!"     

当代土家族地区木匠及其文化的变迁

当代土家族地区木匠的收徒条件、收徒仪式、拜师礼节、学艺时间、传艺方式、木匠工具、木匠技艺、做工地域、行业领域、从业方式、信仰文化、禁忌文化、歌谣文化、行规及组织结构诸方面受多种原因的影响,发生了较大的变化。笔者在田野调查的基础上,对此进行了深度的人类学、社会学的勾描,以便我们能够清楚地认识到土家族木匠所包含的传统文化内涵。