Liangshan Prefecture Intangible Cultural Heritage Catalog Series, Volume 5

This book covers seven items on the provincial list of representative intangible cultural heritage, including folk customs, traditional handicrafts, traditional dance, folk literature, and traditional music. They are the matrilineal clan customs of the Mosuo people around Lugu Lake; the Muli Tibetan New Year; the Yi people's craft of brewing Gangan liquor; the Lisu people's Gaqieqiesale dance; The Leoteyi; Zhige Alu; and Yi funeral laments. For the first time, the book offers a comprehensive and detailed account of the origins and transformations, development, basic content, forms of expression, key characteristics, value and functions, and current status of representative inheritors of these cultural traditions, as well as their dissemination and influence. It also includes a wealth of valuable materials, such as musical scores and photographs, greatly enhancing the book's documentary, scholarly, and literary value.