Dahougu Dance of Maonan Ethnicity Guizhou Province: Cultural Identity in the Process of Intangible Cultural Heritage Preservation of Contemporary China

Abstract

The title of the paper is: Da Hougu Dance of Maonan Ethnicity Guizhou Province: Cultural Identity in the Process of Intangible Cultural Heritage Preservation of Contemporary China. Using qualitative research, we conducted a field survey in Kapumaonan Township, Pingtang County, Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, and combined with relevant literature analysis to draw conclusions. The research objectives are: 1) To study the history and development of Da Hougu Dance of Maonan Ethnicity in Guizhou; 2) To study the cultural identity of Da Hougu Dance of Maonan Ethnicity in Guizhou in the process of modern Chinese intangible heritage protection.

Objective results: 1) Da Hougu Dance of Maonan Ethnicity in Guizhou can be divided into four historical stages: The initial formation period ; Tortuous development period; Excavation and collation period; Intangible cultural heritage protection period. Da Hougu Dance is a reflection of the political and economic life of the Maonan ethnic group in Guizhou, and has functions and values in worship, exorcism, education, dissemination, entertainment, and other aspects. 2)Researchers found that for Maonan people in Guizhou who have no words, "Da Hougu Dance" not only carries the national cultural memory, but also maintains and inherits the national cultural memory. Da Hougu Dance of Maonan Ethnicity in Guizhou plays an irreplaceable role in their ethnic cultural identity. This research is conducive to the protection and inheritance of Da Hougu Dance in the new era and environment of modern China's intangible cultural heritage protection, so that the ethnic memory can be continued and the national cultural identity can be strengthened.