Lan Ding Yao / change

In Guihuotun, Guiliu Village, Baisheng Township, Napo County, on the Sino-Vietnamese border, a traditional Landian Yao traditional folk wedding will be held soon, and the changes and changes will be in it. Lan Dian Yao is one of the 36 branches of the Yao nationality, and Gui or Tun is a typical Lan Dian Yao village. There used to be traditional warriors who beat tigers, national artists who danced gods, superb Yao doctors who healed illnesses, anthologies of chanting in Yao language, and the melodious children of folk songs... But these are hard to trace now, with the generations As people age, the cultural traces attached to people are slowly erased by time. This is very distressing, and a traditional wedding that is rarely held seems to be telling the story of the past and evokes a certain national psychological resonance. It is unknown how long this resonance can last in the hearts of the younger generation.

In the entire wedding process, the ceremony and procedures are particularly important, and the Taoists who implement the procedures and ceremonies are very prominent, and they have the final right to interpret each procedure and ceremony. On the other hand, this power of interpretation has a certain degree of influence and can cover middle-aged and elderly groups relatively, but young people are more likely to accept modern media's interpretation of themselves and society. Even the middle-aged and elderly people with the right to interpret have gradually stepped into the interpretive terms of the modern media, and money is the core interpretation. Deng Renzhi, a Taoist worker on the bridegroom's side, and Deng Zhigang, a Taoist worker on the bride's side, demonstrated the charm of money.

At the same time, the bride is usually very open, often discussing sexual topics with children about pregnancy and abortion at the age of 16, dropped out of school in the third grade, and is 20 years old this year. This marriage is an unmarried first pregnancy (second pregnancy); the groom is 30 years old, No fixed occupation. The bride’s family did not agree to the marriage between the two. This contradiction broke out over the weight of the pork. Forcible marriage caused by premarital sex has impacted the traditional ideas of the older generation.

The whole wedding presents this ethnic group's active or passive involvement in the masses that extend from individual activities to collective carnivals in the villages. It also interprets the silent changes in facts. How to characterize this change will be evaluated by time. .