有关青藏高原碉楼的传说与民俗事象

On the Legend and Folklore of Watchtower in Qianghai-Tibet Plateau

碉楼是青藏高原地区与藏民族历史密切相关的古老文化孑遗。本文根据前人调查并结合实地考察,对碉楼分布地区当地民族中有关碉楼的种种传说与民俗事象进行了系统汇集,着重讨论了碉楼的起源传说、碉楼传说与相关民俗事象以及碉楼的象征意义,认为这些民族志材料对深入认识青藏高原碉楼历史面貌与文化内涵具有重要启示作用。

Watchtower is the old cultural heritage closely related to the history of Tibetan Ethnic group in Qianghai-Tibetan area.The article attempts to collect and systemize the legends and folklores concerning watchtower in the distributing area of it based on the previous research and field study,putting focus on discussing the legends about the origin of watchtower,the relationship between the legend and the relevant folklores and their symbolic meaning,believing that the ethnographic material has great inspirations to further understand the historical features and cultural content of watchtower in Qianghai-Tibetan plateau.