Biodiv Sci ›› 2000, Vol. 08 ›› Issue (1): 130-136.  DOI: 10.17520/biods.2000019

• 论文 • Previous Articles    

An investigation and study on the plant worship by Yi people in Chuxiong, Yunnan

LIU Ai-Zhong, PEISheng-Ji, CHEN San-Yang   

  1. Department of Ethnobatany,Kunming Institute of Botany,the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Kunming 650204
  • Received:1998-07-27 Revised:1999-12-24 Online:2000-02-20 Published:2000-02-20

Abstract: Based on a community-based study and an extensive field survey,the plant worship by the Yi people in Chuxiong,Yunnan and its culture content was inventoried,The effect and impact of the plant worship upon conservation and management of lacal biodiversity were highlighted,The possibility,necessity and feasibility to utilize traditional culture for modern natrue conservation in China were discussed.