湘西土家摆手歌舞溯源

On the Origin of Hand-waving Song and Dance of the Tujia Nationality in Xiangxi

摆手歌舞,是湘西土家族最具民族特色的习俗文化,它随土家族悠久的历史而源远流长,在不同的历史阶段又有其不同的艺术形态,并始终与土家民族的命运息息相关。因此,要探索摆手歌舞的源头,只能顺着土家民族的历史长河溯流而上,在领略其奔泻的艺术浪花的同时,去感受这个民族非同凡响的生命乐章。

This paper mainly discusses the origin of hand-waving song and dance,a unique custom of the Tujia nationality in Xiangxi （in the west of Hunan Province）. It has a long history, and presents different artistic forms during different times.