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1、II.The worship of PanhuThe myth of Panhu is wide spread in the regions where Yao,Miaoand She ethnic groups reside.The worship of Panhu is a commontotem and ancestor worship practiced by these ethnic groups as theybelieve that Panhu is their first ancestor.Over 1,000 years ago the book The South Barb

2、arians of AboriginalTribes Living in Southwest China,the South Barbarians of Book ofLater Han had a detailed accounting of the legend of Panhu.1.The worship of Panhu of Yaoethnic groupThe dog as Panhu is believed as the firstancestor of Yao ethnic group which is why Yaopeople is forbidden to eat dog

3、.Yao people keepsdog for safeguarding their houses and hunting.Their dogs die a natural death.Yao people mimicsthe manner of dog in their dress and eating.Legendhas it that Panhu is a big and five-colored dog andthereforeYaopeoplestillwearsfive-coloredclothesandpreservethecustomofwearingcolorful clo

4、thes.Yao ethnic group stillpreserves the custom ofwearing five-colored andcolorfulclothes.“Five-coloredclothes”isaimitationofthefive-colored hair of Panhu.The Clothes of Yao Ethnic Group,Guangxi Ethnic Affairs Commission.The Ethnic Publishing House,1985Dog-head-shaped crownYao ethnic group of Guangx

5、iGuangxi Ethnic Affairs Commission,The Clothes of Yao Ethnic Group,The Ethnic Publishing House,1985.Dog-head-shaped crown,He Xingliang,Chinese Totem Culture,China Social Sciences Press,1992.In some regions the male jacket is made with longer front part andgirls have dog-ear-shaped haircut and belt h

6、anging below her hip similarto dog tail symbolizing their totem.During the holidays and new yearfestival they need to bring out dog food for ancestor worship.In someregions Yao people shall mimic the movement of dog and the officiate ofthe rite shall crawl under the altar and eat some new years dinn

7、er beforethe family have their dinner.Zhang Youjuan,A Further Study on Panhu,the First Ancestor of Yao EthnicGroup,Guangxi Ethnic Groups Studies,April 2004.The Costume of Priest of Yao Ethnic GroupYao ethnic group of Guangxi,The embroidery on the back is an image of PanhuGuangxi Ethnic Affairs Commi

8、ssion,The Clothes of Yao Ethnic Group,The Ethnic Publishing House,1985.2.The worship of Panhu ofMiao ethnic groupSome clothes and embroideryworks also show the heritages ofdog totem.Dragon-like Dog and Six Pairs of Men and WomenPaper cut of Miao ethnic group,Kaili city of Guizhou provinceZhong Tao,folk paper cut of Miao ethnic groupGuizhou Fine Arts Publishing House,1987.A Centipede Transforms into a Dog Paper cut of Miao ethnic group