Achievements of the Bagui School

According to statistics, from the 1950s to the end of the century, there have been as many as nearly one hundred works by members of the Bagui School published publicly in China. In addition, more than 500 papers have been published. The research fields of the members of the Bagui School are constantly expanding, involving the origin of the Zhuang, history of social development, language and writing, ancient cliff paintings, bronzes, bronze drum culture, Zhuang language and place names, Zhuang religious beliefs, Zhuang philosophical thought, ethics, folk literature and art, music and dance, Zhuang medicine, Zhuang customs, Zhuang economic history, Zhuang education history, Zhuang physical anthropology, and the relationship between Zhuang and neighboring ethnic groups, and other fields. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Huang Xianfan led a number of extensive surveys of the surrounding ethnic minorities and their research, which laid the foundation of historical materials and research for the germination and establishment of Zhuang Studies, and then the comprehensive research of multiple disciplines laid the foundation of disciplinary methodology for the development and prosperity of the Bagui School. Brief introduction and evaluation of some works of the school

1. A Brief History of the Boys of Guangxi (by Huang Xianfan)

This book is a "brief history", but the scope of the discussion is extremely broad, covering the distribution and origin of the Zhuang, social organization, history of the revolutionary struggle, production, food, clothing and housing, marriage and funeral customs, culture and art, Language and writing, education, etc. Among them, more space is devoted to the improvement of the lives of the Zhuang people and the development of various undertakings after the founding of New China. Comparing this new model with the "Brief History of the Zhuang" (first draft in 1963, officially published in 1980) written by the "Brief History of the Zhuang" writing group, although there are some slight differences in the details of the two books, it is obvious that the "Brief History of the Zhuang" has largely inherited the new model of the "Brief History of the Boys of Guangxi". The "primitive promiscuous marriage," "dyadic marriage," and "monogamy" discussed in Huang's A Brief History of the Boys of Guangxi invoke the monophyletic evolutionary view of marriage and family in Morgan's Ancient Society. The viewpoints on the form of marriage and family in Morgan's Ancient Society are cited. At the same time, his explanation of the Zhuang marriage practice of "not falling into the husband's family" also belongs to Morgan's monophyletic evolutionary theory all the way. It can be seen that Huang realized at an early age that the stages of social development did not follow the Marxist-Leninist model. The above characteristics of "A Brief History of the Boys of Guangxi" are rare in most (not all) ethnographies before the founding of New China. Thus, "A Brief History of the Boys of Guangxi" is undoubtedly a pioneering work of a new model of ethnography under the socialist system.

2. A General History of the Zhuang People (edited by Huang Xianfan)

This book, "rich in historical materials, discusses in detail the origin of the Zhuang people, and comprehensively describes the development of the Zhuang people in the political, economic, and cultural aspects in various historical periods. It is currently the first general history of the Zhuang in China, and this book enriches the research results on the history of ethnic minorities in China, and also provides newer and more complete information for the study of the history of the Zhuang, making it an indispensable reference book." "The General History of the Zhuang Ethnic Group is pushed as a classic masterpiece with the most pioneering, scientific and academic-theoretical value by the historiography circles in China." "This book has high academic research value, historical material accumulation value and deep practical significance. From the groundbreaking, it can skin for four: first, comprehensive and systematic excavation and organization of the Zhuang historical materials. The most prominent and distinctive feature of this book is the wide range of quotations, history and thesis combination, plain and not false, from the real thesis ....... Second, for the first time, it creatively elevates the study of the Zhuang people to the height of national history. This book makes a theoretical overview and summary of the historical overview, developmental lineage and overall characteristics of the formation of the Zhuang people, and pays attention to the academic and scientific nature of the unification of history and theories, thus advancing the study of the history of the Zhuang people to a new stage and becoming a new field of independent research ....... Thirdly, it creates a precedent of writing a large-scale general history of the ethnic groups which is self-contained, magnificent in scale, and sufficient to be handed down to the world. This book is self-contained. High starting point, high grade, is the study of the history of the Zhuang people's original work ....... Fourth, the flag to "appropriate cooperation should not be divided" of the national unity point of view throughout.

3. The Zhuang Population (by Xiao Yongz)

This book is a comprehensive and systematic discussion of the historical evolution of the Zhuang population and its characteristics, and is a "pioneering work" that "pioneered the study of ethnic population".

4. Anthropological Study of the Physique of the Zhuang People (by Li Fuqiang and Zhu Fangwu)

This book is a comprehensive and systematic discussion of the physical characteristics of the Zhuang people and their relationship with prehistoric mankind. With informative materials and rigorous arguments, it demonstrates that the Zhuang are an indigenous people in Lingnan, China, and that they are closely related by blood to the Dai, Tai, Li, and Dong ethnic groups.

5. Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Zhuang People

The Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Zhuang People, compiled and published by more than 500 experts and scholars***, is divided into 22 categories, and comprehensively and systematically demonstrates the historical evolution, geographic environment, economic development, social patterns, cultural characteristics and modern life style of the Zhuang people in a grand format, which comprehensively reflects the results of the research on the Zhuang people, and is an important tool for studying and understanding the Zhuang people. It is an important tool for studying and understanding the Zhuang people.

6. Economic History of the Zhuang People in the Right River Basin (edited by Yang Ye Xing and Huang Xiong Ying)

This book is a study of the economic history of ethnic minorities in China, which is rich in content, well-chosen, attaches importance to the collection and analysis of first-hand materials, and is characterized by distinctive national and local features.

7. The History of Rice Agriculture of the Zhuang People (by Qin Naichang)

This book is the first comprehensive and systematic exposition of the history of rice agriculture of the Zhuang people and their cognate Zhuang and Dong-speaking ethnic groups, and it is the first time that it utilizes the multidisciplinary research methods of ethnology and archaeology, history, genetics, language and culture to demonstrate with a large amount of information that the South China - Pearl River Basin is the most important part of the rice agriculture in China. -The Pearl River Basin is one of the origins of rice agriculture, and the Zhuang and their cognate peoples, the aborigines of the South China-Pearl River Basin, are the creators of the rice civilization in this region and the history of the agricultural development of the Zhuang, thus filling in the gap between the history of agriculture and the history of ethnic groups in China. the gaps in this research field of agricultural history and ethnic history in China, and at the same time provides historical reference for the development of modern agriculture in Guangxi.

8. History of Zhuang Medicine (edited by Huang Hanru)

This book is the first monograph of the Zhuang people that systematically summarizes the history of Zhuang medicine. The origin, formation and development of Zhuang medicine have gone through a long history of thousands of years, and this is the first time that a systematic summary of Zhuang medicine has been made. Therefore, as Prof. Cai Jingfeng, a famous expert in the study of ethnic medicine, wrote in the preface of the book, "This is the first time that a systematic summary of Zhuang medicine has been made. It is a milestone in the development history of Zhuang medicine. In terms of the entire history of the development of Chinese ethnomedicine, its position is pivotal and its importance cannot be ignored." The History of Zhuang Medicine has its own characteristics: i. Zhuang-Chinese comparison. ii. It is conducive to the dissemination of Zhuang medicine and to the expansion of the scenery of Zhuang medicine. Second, it has taken into account the academic and practicality. Some of the special terms, terminology, concepts, therapies, etc., have done in-depth narrative and thorough explanation, such as medicine line acupuncture therapy, nose drink, poison and antidote, until the "Qiaowu", "Mishentou" and the hustle and bustle of the Zhuang children's medicine market, Huashan cliff paintings, etc., all exudes the Zhuang Zhuang medicine, the Zhuang people, the Zhuang people, the Zhuang people. The book is a comprehensive study of the strong ethnic atmosphere and flavor of the Zhuang people in the Zhuang Township. In terms of medicine, it systematically elaborates the rich connotation of the theory and clinical practice of Zhuang medicine, such as in the theory, taking yin and yang as the basis, three qi synchronization, three paths and two paths as the core; in terms of disease-causing factors, it emphasizes that toxicity and deficiency lead to a hundred illnesses; in diagnosis, it emphasizes that a number of diagnostics are combined with references, and attaches importance to the visual diagnosis; in the principle of treatment, it emphasizes that regulating qi, detoxification and replenishment of deficiency, and so on. Third, the information is informative, rich in content and illustrated. Since the author collected a lot of historical and practical information about Zhuang medicine from literature collection, cultural relics investigation and field survey, the information of the book is informative and reliable, and its relevant conclusions and assertions are well-founded, which truly reproduces the historical overview of the development of Zhuang medicine. In short, the publication of the History of Zhuang Medicine contributes to the promotion of national spirit and the revitalization of national medicine, and fills the gaps in the study of the history of Zhuang medicine. Through the concepts of Zhuang nature worship culture group, Zhuang nature worship culture series and Zhuang worship culture circle, as well as the study of the interactive relationship among the sub-cultures of the main body of the Zhuang nature worship culture and the relationship between the Zhuang nature worship culture and the nature worship cultures of the Zhuang and Dong ethnic groups, the Han Chinese and other Chinese ethnic groups, the study reveals the characteristics of the Zhuang nature worship culture as well as the existence of a culture of the worship of life, death and "Na" culture. It reveals the characteristics and types of the nature worship culture of the Zhuang, as well as the cultural connotations of the life and death worship culture and the "Na" culture. With an interdisciplinary academic vision and through in-depth empirical research, the work deciphered the characteristics of the nature worship culture of the Zhuang people and its unique cultural connotations, filling the gaps in the study of the Zhuang culture and having high theoretical significance and academic value.

10. History of Science and Technology of the Zhuang People (edited by Qin Shangwen)

This book is edited by Qin Shangwen, Chen Guoqing, more than thirty experts and scholars in various disciplines to participate in the study of a special exposition of the history of science and technology of the Zhuang People's monographs of such a scale of the history of science and technology of an ethnic minority in China, so far it is the first time. Overview of the book, *** including agriculture, forestry, aquatic resources, animal husbandry, weaving and dyeing, construction, transportation, water conservancy, mining and metallurgy, traditional crafts, Zhuang medicine, astronomy and geography, nature view of thirteen chapters. The contents of various disciplines are exhaustive, involving almost all aspects of various disciplines, and are very rich in terms of timeframe, from the beginning of the formation of human civilization until the establishment of the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China. The reason for the book's great achievement is inseparable from the fact that the Zhuang people have made great contributions to science and technology in their history, and also from the fact that the history of science and technology of the Zhuang people has already had a better foundation for research. The book reflects several outstanding contributions of the ancestors of the Zhuang people to the world civilization, one is the contribution to the cultivation of wild rice and the development of rice agriculture; the other is the contribution to the cultivation and development of tropical crops.

11. A Comparative Study of the Traditional Culture of the Zhuang and Thai Nationalities (five volumes, edited by Qin Shengmin)

This book is an epoch-making masterpiece of the traditional culture of the Zhuang and Thai nationalities, which has been completed by dozens of Chinese scholars and Thai scholars after more than ten years of cooperation. This work has created several firsts in social science research in Guangxi and China: it is the first multi-volume academic work on the traditional cultures of two important nationalities in two countries published by scholars from China and friendly neighboring countries after the liberation of China; it is the first multi-volume work on the history and culture of nationalities published by scholars from China and ASEAN countries; it is the first multi-volume work on the history and culture of nationalities in the social science field of Guangxi in recent years; it is the most voluminous and wordy work in the social science field of Guangxi. It is the first multi-volume work on the history and culture of nationalities completed by Guangxi social sciences in recent years; it is the work with the largest number of volumes and words, the widest scope (in time, space and disciplines), and of great academic and practical significance. The book was honored with the first prize in the latest Guangxi Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award, reflecting the high appraisal of the book from all walks of life.

12. "The Trail of Bluto: An Examination and Study of the Bluto Culture in Tianyang Dare Strong Mountain, Guangxi" (edited by Qin Naichang)

In February 2003, the Guangxi Zhuang Society and the Guangxi Institute of Ethnic Studies organized a group of expert groups with archaeologists and ethnologists, and carried out an in-depth and all-around field investigation of Dare Strong Mountain, which was found to be a site of the Bluto culture and a site of the indigenous Zhuang people of the Pearl River basin, who were the first people in the Pearl River Basin. Pearl River Basin aboriginal Zhuang Dong language ethnic humanities ancestor, for which published more than 300,000 words of the "Bluto traces - Guangxi Tianyang dare Zhuangshan Bluto cultural investigation and research", the book was published after the strong reaction, dare Zhuangshan Bluto cultural research to a climax, and has had a significant impact on the number of people in that year's song pike from the previous year's several tens of thousands of people at once up to one hundred and fifty thousand people, breaking the historical number of people in the song pike, and the number of people who had been in the song pike, and the number of people who had been in the song pike. Breaking the historical record of the number of people in the song dike.

13. Study of the Origin of Zhuang Civilization (by Zheng Chaoxiong)

The study of the origin of Chinese civilization has become a hot spot in Chinese sinology in recent years. Following the "Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasty Discontinuity Project", the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, headed by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, has set up the Research Center of Ancient Chinese Civilization, and continues to launch the project of exploring the origin of Chinese civilization. Related researches have been on the rise, and the results have been endless.

Research on the Origins of Zhuang Civilization is one of the best works on the history of the Zhuang people, as it proposes for the first time that the history of the Zhuang people has gone through the stage of the primary state of "ancient state" and "square state", and that the civilization of the Zhuang people should be placed in the whole of the Chinese civilization for the purpose of research.

14. The Study of Bronze Drums of the Zhuang People (by Jiang Tingyu)

This book compiles a clear line of the development history of the Bronze Drum culture of the Zhuang people from the literature, archaeological data, folk collections, folk activities, national beliefs and national literature and art, etc., and clarifies that the Zhuang people and their forefathers are the main ethnic group that has casted and used the Bronze Drums in the past, and they have made a great contribution to the creation of the Bronze Drum culture.

15. The Architectural Culture of Zhuang and Dong Ethnic Groups (by Qin Cailuan et al)

This book adopts the theories and methods of multidisciplinary fields such as cultural anthropology, ethnology, architectural science, and environmental engineering, etc., and conducts a holistic, multifaceted, and multidimensional research on the traditional architecture of Zhuang and Dong ethnic groups, represented by the dry-structure residential buildings, and featured by the drum towers and the wind and rain bridges, as well as their cultural landscapes, from the multidimensional viewpoints. It reveals the natural ecological environment, mode of production, cultural psychology and social and humanistic environment in which they were created; utilizes relevant archaeological data, ethnographic data and literature to reveal the process of creation, development and evolution of the traditional architecture and its culture and its causes, represented by the Zhuang and Dong ethnic groups' traditional architecture of living off the land in dry-structure buildings, drum towers and wind-and-rain bridges; and elucidates, horizontally, the formation of the Zhuang and Dong ethnic groups' settlement, its distribution pattern, architectural structure and architectural decorations. It also clarifies the formation, distribution, architectural structure and decorations of the Zhuang and Dong ethnic communities and their rich diversity and distinctive stylistic features horizontally; reveals in depth the rationality and scientific factors in the distribution of the Zhuang and Dong ethnic villages and their architectural structures; comprehensively discusses the mutual exchanges and interactions between the Zhuang and Dong ethnic groups and the architectural cultures of the Yao, Miao and Han ethnic groups; and systematically reveals, on a three-dimensional level, the unique connotations and features of the material, behavioral and conceptual cultures of the Zhuang and Dong ethnic traditional architecture. It also clarifies the important position of the Zhuang and Dong ethnic architecture in the long history and colorful architectural culture of the Chinese nation, and systematically reveals the outstanding contribution made by the unique and diversified architectural culture created by the Zhuang and Dong ethnic groups to the enrichment and development of the bright and colorful architectural culture of the Chinese nation, and discusses the importance of attaching importance to and strengthening the inheritance, promotion, and protection of the excellent culture of the traditional ethnic architecture during the modernization process, as well as the absorption and protection of the traditional architecture in the construction of contemporary urbanization. It also discusses the necessity and feasibility of attaching importance to and strengthening the inheritance, promotion and protection of the excellent culture of traditional national architecture in the process of modernization, as well as the necessity and feasibility of absorbing and applying it in the construction of contemporary urbanization. This book *** includes field survey and mapping of a variety of representative architectural structure drawings and various types of buildings, components or architectural decorations of precious photos, is a richly illustrated, informative, comprehensive and in-depth discussion of the theoretical exposition and empirical analysis, basic research and applied research, macro-research and case study analysis, informative and scholarly combination of large-scale research works of national architectural culture, is so far the most richly published, the most informative, the most comprehensive and the most in-depth research work on national architectural culture. It is the most rich in content, the most abundant in information, and the most comprehensive and in-depth study of Zhuang and Dong ethnic architecture and its culture, and has important historical, cultural, academic and applied value, which can provide important reference for the ethnology and architectural circles to further carry out the study of ethnic architecture and its culture, and more importantly, it can also be used as a reference for the planning and construction departments of towns and cities, as well as for the majority of architectural designers to absorb the elements of local ethnic architectural culture and to improve the quality of the architectural design. It can also provide rich and informative basic information for town planning and construction departments as well as architects in planning and design practice to absorb local ethnic architectural and cultural elements and take the road of development of local ethnic characteristics.

16. History of the Development of Zhuang Literature (Zhou Zuqiu and other editors)

In addition to the social development of the overall situation, this book also runs through the "evolution of national culture", "the process of awakening of the subjective consciousness of man", The evolution of national culture", "the process of the awakening of the human subject consciousness", "the change of aesthetic consciousness", "the evolution of literary style" and "the process of the change of narrative style", etc. The book also explains the interrelationship between the development of literature and these factors and gives an outline of the development of literature in the introductory chapter and in the first two chapters of each part of the book. The first two chapters of the book give an outline of the literary history, thus realizing the changes in the history of literature. With the help of multidisciplinary theoretical methods, the History of the Development of Zhuang Literature integrates the relevant academic achievements of the new period, and revolutionizes the traditional view of literary history, presenting the distinctive characteristics of the era of multidimensional cultural penetration and the unique personality of minority literature in terms of the purpose of compilation, the construction of style, the summarization of the rules, and the specific exposition.

17. "Wei Baqun" (by Huang Xianfan)

This book is the posthumous work of Huang Xianfan, a famous historian in modern China, with 903,000 words, *** divided into 17 chapters, with 1 precious handwritten manuscript of Huang Xianfan's lifetime as well as 61 precious pictures of revolutionary activities of Wei Baqun, a hero of the Zhuang nationality. Preface" written by Mr. Huang before his death, and a preface by Mr. Huang Rong, Mr. Liang Chengye, and Mr. Lu Di. The book takes the glorious revolutionary deeds of Wei Bakun martyrs as the warp of narration, the revolutionary thought, patriotic thought, national thought, educational thought, humanitarian thought, equality thought, economic thought, military thought of Wei Bakun martyrs as the latitude of evaluation, and focuses on the origin, evolution and connotation of Wei Bakun Thought in a detailed analysis and argumentation. It focuses on the origin, evolution and connotation of "Wei Bakun's Thought" in a detailed analysis and argumentation. It takes the historical events as the warp and the commentary as the weft to carry on the longitudinal and horizontal exposition of the warp and weft insertion at the same time, there are also a large number of notes and quotations as well as a number of illustrations, which make this book not only has the readability, infectiousness and vividness of the revolutionary heroes' deeds, but also possesses the value of the letter of the historical value of the academic research. This book has the value of academic pioneering and innovation, also striking, its focus is on: it is the first modern Chinese history of revolutionary martyrs biography, is an unprecedented work.