甘肃东乡族乐器“咪咪”探源

An Investigation of the Origin of National Art “Mimi” of Dongxiang Group in Gansu Province

甘肃东乡族是一个特殊的民族,仅存于甘肃境内,在"丝绸之路"古道上,东乡人带着他们手中的乐器,穿越时空隧道,从悠远的西域走来。这种带着浓郁乡土味道的乐器当地人叫它"咪咪",外形与羌笛酷似。民族文化延绵数载的一个很重要的原因是,本民族的语言文化的传递。东乡人与外界交流除了语言外,"咪咪"是一种特殊的语言文化,透过东乡人手中这一乐器,我们就能够了解到这个稀有民族的过去历史和他们对现状生活的态度,了解到处于大漠深处这个稀有民族的精神诉求。

Dongxiang group is a special nation, mainly living in the territory of Gansu Province. On the＂Silk Road＂, they used their musical instruments to go through the time tunnel coming from the distantwestern regions. The local people called the instrument with local favor as ＂Mimi＂, and its shape looks likeQiang flute. A very important reason for national culture extension for several years is transferring of thenational culture and language. Besides language, Dongxiang people communicate with the outside world by＂Mimi＂ , which is a special kind of language culture. Through the instrument, we can see their past history,their attitude to the life and learn spiritual pursuit from Dongxiang people.