云南少数民族畜牧文化的历史内涵与特点

Historical implications and features of the livestock-raising culture of the minority groups in Yunnan province

畜牧养殖是历史上云南少数民族重要的经济活动和生计类型,马、牛、羊、猪、鸡、狗等"六畜"是各民族主要的畜牧物种。在云南少数民族社会经济发展历程中,畜牧产品既是重要的生产资料与生活资料,也是财富地位的象征、宗教祭祀的牺牲和社会交往的媒介。畜牧生产活动是云南少数民族传统生产方式、生活方式的重要内容,畜牧文化是云南少数民族传统文化的重要内涵和特色。

Livestock husbandry has been a significant economic activity and a means of livelihood of the minority nationalities in Yunnan history. The main six kinds of livestock include horse, cattle, goat, pig, chicken and dog. In the process of their socio - economic de- velopment, livestock products are not only the important means of production and livelihood, but also the symbol of wealth and social status, the sacrifice offered to gods or ancestors and the intermediary of social communication. Raising livestock has played a crucial role in the traditional life and production of Yunnan minority groups while the livestock - raising culture is an inseparable element with its own features in the traditional cultures of Yunnan minority groups.