An Overview of the Cultural Connotation of Yao Nationality

Yao is an ancient ethnic group in China, one of the "Jiuli" in ancient East [1], the most widely distributed ethnic group in South China of China, one of the longest-lived ethnic groups in the world [2] and one of the longest-lived ethnic groups in China [3]. Yao is a descendant of Pan Hu and his wife Yincui gorge (Han nationality). Yincui gorge is Di Ku's daughter, so Tiger Pan is the granddaughter of the Yellow Emperor (Han ancestor). Yao nationality originated in China, lived in the Yellow River valley in primitive society, and was good at making pottery and pots in Neolithic age, so the earliest ancestors of Yao nationality were called "kiln people"; Later, the production of ceramic pot blanks developed from manual to rotary shaking, and the kiln people changed their names to "shaking people"; One of the four surnames of Yao ancestors originated from the wife of Huangdi who invented sericulture, so Yao people were good at sericulture and derived the name "Ji Min"; Hou Chiyou (an outstanding contributor to early civilization in China) led three Miao people and went through three expeditions in Xia, Shang and Wednesday, some of which became hard labor, which was called "corvee" or "corvee" in history. In the Song Dynasty, it was also called "Mo Yi". Now collectively referred to as Yao. With the continuous migration of the Yao people, their footprints have now crossed national boundaries and extended to Asia, Europe, the United States, Australia and other continents, becoming a worldwide nation. Yao nationality is mainly distributed in China, with a population of more than 50,000, as well as the United States, Thailand and Viet Nam. The Yao population in China is 2.853 million, including Guangxi 1, 7 1, Hunan 705,000, Guangdong 203,000, Yunnan/kloc-0.9 million and Guizhou 44,000, with Guangxi having the largest population. There are 7 Yao autonomous counties and 48 Yao townships in Guangxi, with a total land area of about 29,300 square kilometers, accounting for 1.3 of Guangxi. Jianghua Yao Autonomous County in Hunan Province has a population of 340,000, which is the highest in China and is known as Du Yao of China [4]. Yao nationality in a broad sense: both Yao nationality and She nationality have totems and four surnames: Pan, Lan, Lei and Zhong. These four surnames are the same, and some words are the same. In addition, she people have also called themselves Shan Yao, Yao Jia and Ren Yao since ancient times. Yao, the Chinese name, originated in China with a population of 2.853 million (20 10), and is distributed in Guangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, the United States, Thailand and other languages. It belongs to the Miao Yao language family of Sino-Tibetan language family, and is broadly defined as Yao and She, and Miao and Yao.