Lan Yonghong
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Lan Yonghong, Male, Yao, from Douanyaozuzizhi, Guangxi, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Miluotuo (Ⅰ-117). The tradition is documented in Douanyaozuzizhi, Guangxi. Within the regional tradition and school record of Miluotuo in Douanyaozuzizhi, Guangxi: Miluotuo circulates mainly in the Bunu Yao-concentrated areas such as the Du'an Yao Autonomous County in Guangxi; on the twenty-ninth day of the fifth lunar month each year, the Zhuzhuo festival, or at marriage, the Yao gather together to chant Miluotuo to show their remembrance of the ancestral mother. The epic also describes the migration of the people under alien invasion, the tragic course towards the barren hills and dense forests, and the social and historical picture of the appearance of surnames, the end of consanguineous marriage and the yielding of matriarchy to patriarchy. From 1962, sung by eight singers such as Sangbulang and collected and collated by Lan Huaichang, Lan Shujing and Meng Tongshun, the roughly fourteen thousand lines of Miluotuo, the first version, took twenty-seven years to appear in print in 1988, transmitted to the world through its second life.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Lan Yonghong is anchored in the documented technical standards of Miluotuo in Douanyaozuzizhi, Guangxi. Within the documented technical tradition of Miluotuo in Douanyaozuzizhi, Guangxi: Miluotuo is a creation epic of the Yao, of the Bunu branch. Miluotuo is the mother goddess of mankind; with wind and air currents she created all things in the universe, the hills, rivers, plains, lakes, seas, forests and living beings. She sent her sons to shoot the sun and moon that laid their tyranny on the people and to cut down the ferocious wild boar, demon monkey and magic tiger that harmed mankind. She taught people how to recognise the sinister and poisonous wicked and the morality of being a person and led the Bunu from darkness to light. The epic expresses the Bunu's wish to conquer and transform nature and their indomitable national spirit and sings of the tragic history of the Yao. The Bunu Yao, more than four hundred thousand in number, live in the mountain areas of Guangxi. The Du'an Yao Autonomous County is a Bunu Yao-concentrated place and one of the centres of the circulation of Miluotuo. On the twenty-ninth day of the fifth lunar month each year, the Zhuzhuo festival, or at marriage, the Yao gather together to chant Miluotuo to show their remembrance of the ancestral mother Miluotuo and their adherence to the customary rules the ancestors laid down. They chant and praise the merits of the Yao ancestral mother Miluotuo in creating all things in the universe and mankind and its national culture and sing the tragic history of the Yao. The epic expresses the Bunu's wish to conquer and transform nature and their indomitable national spirit, singing the tragic history of the Yao. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Miluotuo Creates All Things": The content of the mother goddess Miluotuo creating all things with wind and air currents. "Shooting the Sun and Moon and Removing Beasts": The content of Miluotuo sending her sons to shoot the sun and moon and cut down the wild boar, demon monkey and magic tiger. "The Tragic Course of National Migration": The epic's description of the tragic course of the people's migration to the barren hills and dense forests under alien invasion. "The Zhuzhuo Festival Chanting Custom": The custom of chanting Miluotuo on the Zhuzhuo festival of the twenty-ninth day of the fifth lunar month or at marriage.
Miluotuo Creates All Things
The content of the mother goddess Miluotuo creating all things with wind and air currents.
Shooting the Sun and Moon and Removing Beasts
The content of Miluotuo sending her sons to shoot the sun and moon and cut down the wild boar, demon monkey and magic tiger.
The Tragic Course of National Migration
The epic's description of the tragic course of the people's migration to the barren hills and dense forests under alien invasion.
The Zhuzhuo Festival Chanting Custom
The custom of chanting Miluotuo on the Zhuzhuo festival of the twenty-ninth day of the fifth lunar month or at marriage.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Lan Yonghong was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Miluotuo, with Douanyaozuzizhi, Guangxi as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Miluotuo in Douanyaozuzizhi, Guangxi: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2011 (batch 3), with Douanyaozuzizhi, Guangxi as its declared area, and Douan Yao Autonomous County Cultural Center as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
The epic also describes the migration of the people under alien invasion, the tragic course towards the barren hills and dense forests, and the social and historical picture of the appearance of surnames, the end of consanguineous marriage and the yielding of matriarchy to patriarchy. From 1962, sung by eight singers such as Sangbulang and collected and collated by Lan Huaichang, Lan Shujing and Meng Tongshun, the roughly fourteen thousand lines of Miluotuo, the first version, took twenty-seven years to appear in print in 1988, transmitted to the world through its second life.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lan Yonghong | Douanyaozuzizhi, Guangxi | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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