猎鹰

The Manchurian Falcons

今天,在松花江上游吉林乌拉一带的满族聚居地,仍流传着一句古谚——“鹰狗无价”。满族民谚说:“二八月,过黄鹰”,每年秋末冬初,生活在俄罗斯堪察加半岛上的鹰便飞到我国东北过冬。满族的先民是一个渔猎的民族,他们发源于北方的冰天雪地,也留下了一个“养鹰”的古老习俗。

Lying along on Song Hua River, the city Wula in the Jilin Province remains a Manchurian settlement. Residing in a culture focused on hunting and fishing, dogs and falcons are still considered priceless in Manchurian society. These people from frozen North continue to pass on their ancient traditions of falconry. The old saying "February and August mark the passing of the falcons" points to the high importance of the falcons' annual migration in Manchurian life.