江河源头话“於菟”──青海同仁年都乎土族“於菟”舞考析

Tracing Back to the origin of “Wutu”(a chinese slang meaning “ting cub”) ——A research into the “Tiger Cub”dance of the natives in tongren county of Quinghai Province

本文在考察巴楚古俗的基础上,对青海省同仁县年都乎土族的祭祀舞蹈“於菟”(虎)舞作了比较深入地分析,指出它与古代巴楚地区的崇虎尚巫之俗一脉相承。明初,江南一带(包括巴楚地区)的一部分汉人,来到青海同仁地区屯边守塞,其中不少汉人与当地土著居民融合。

The “Wutu”(於菟) dance in a kind of religious dance which is performed by the Tu in Nianduhu offering sacrifices to mountain gods.The thesis is based on the study about the folks of “BaChu”(巴楚) and compare with “Wutu” dance of the Tu nationality.Finaly,it point out the Tus “Wutu” dance came form the ancient folk of “BaChu” to uphold tiger and belive in witchct.In the early Ming dynasty,some han persons in the south area of the yangzi river (include“Bachu”) came to Tonren of Qinghai for farming and defending frontier.A lot of them mixed togther the original inhabitants.They they also take along with the folk and dance to here.