论彝族四方八位历史渊源及文化价值

On the Historical Origin and Cultural Value of Yi people's Four-square and Eight-digit

从民族历史文化视角深入探讨彝族四方八位方位识别的历史渊源及文化价值,发现彝族四方八位方位识别不仅历史久远,而且蕴含丰富的历史文化信息,含有古老的天文历算知识,含有古朴的几何学、力学原理。彝族四方八位是彝族先民对生存环境的客观认识,是古人对时空的独到见解,是天文与历法的有机组合,具有"活化石"的历史文化价值。

This article makes further exploration on the historical origin and cultural value of Yi people＇sFour-Square and Eight-Digit from the perspective of ethnic history and culture. The identification of people＇sFour-Square and Eight-Digit with profound historical and cultural information not only has a long history, but alsocontains knowledge of ancient geometry mechanics, astronomy and calendrical calculation. It is Yi ancestors＇objective cognition of living environment, original understanding of space-time and organic combination ofastronomy and calendar, which has the historical and cultural value as ＇living fossil＇.