Analysis of Lanping County Circle Dance Culture and Its Function of Casting the Consciousness of the Chinese Nation Community

Abstract

The research is based on Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County in Yunnan Province. It is now affiliated to Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture. It was subordinate to Lijiang Prefecture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. According to the records of ‘ Lijiang Fuzhi Road ‘ and ‘ Chinese Southwest Folk Literature ‘, ‘ Chinese Local Chronicles Literature Collection : Southwest Volume ‘, there was a mixed situation of various ethnic groups in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The main native ethnic groups were Bai, Pumi, Lisu, Han, Nu and Yi. Under the restriction of terrain, all ethnic groups carry out trade, singing and dancing activities in a closed area. Dance is accepted and shared in cultural practice, which makes it a good observation point to explore the coexistence and co-dancing of mixed ethnic groups. Starting from the sharing of ethnic traces of Chinese culture, this paper explores the promotion effect of circle dance culture in Lanping County on the interconnection of regional multi-ethnic cultures and the formation of common ‘ cultural memory ‘, which is an important manifestation of the cultural identity of the Chinese nation.