Luo Gaoyingjie
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Luo Gaoyingjie, Female, Qiang, from Abazangzuqiangzuzizhi, Sichuan, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Qiang Waerezu Festival (Ⅹ-18). The tradition is documented in Abazangzuqiangzuzizhi, Sichuan. Within the regional tradition and school record of Qiang Waerezu Festival in Abazangzuqiangzuzizhi, Sichuan: Since it is a customary activity with Qiang women as the principal participants, local people also call it the "Women's Festival". The folk culture and art displayed at the Wa'er Ezu festival is also of important significance for research on the development and evolution of the folk dance "Shalang".
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Luo Gaoyingjie is anchored in the documented technical standards of Qiang Waerezu Festival in Abazangzuqiangzuzizhi, Sichuan. Within the documented technical tradition of Qiang Waerezu Festival in Abazangzuqiangzuzizhi, Sichuan: The Qiang are one of China's ancient peoples. They call themselves Erma, and because they live against the mountains they are known as "the people among the clouds"; they are concentrated mainly in Mao County of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. In Xihu Village and Hexi Village of Qugu Township in northern Mao County, a custom has been passed down for centuries: to worship Shalangjie, the song-and-dance goddess of heaven, an activity called "Wa'er Ezu" is held every year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. In Chinese it is commonly known as the "Song Immortal Festival" or the "Song Receiving Festival". The activity program of Wa'er Ezu mainly consists of: 1. The program on the eve of Wa'er Ezu: the women of the village gather around the hearth to make the sun-shaped, moon-shaped, and mountain-shaped steamed buns offered to the goddess (their maternal uncles keeping them company); the maternal uncle opens the altar and recites the blessing words; the offerings are arranged. 2. The program on the day of Wa'er Ezu: going to the goddess ridge to worship (led by the maternal uncle); holding the offering and goat-sacrifice ceremony; the maternal uncle chants the scriptures, rewards the deity, and prays to the deity; leading the songs and dances; a respected elderly woman of the village recounts the story of the song-and-dance goddess Shalangjie so that people understand the traditions concerning love, childbirth, and household duties; the men cook and serve at the side; the songs and dances are passed on. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Making the offerings on the eve": On the eve, the women gather by the hearth to shape offerings for the goddess: sun, moon and mountain forms, with the uncle watching over. "The uncle opens the altar with words of blessing": The maternal uncle opens the altar and recites the blessing himself, no one else being entitled to speak it. "Worship at the Goddess Ridge": Led by the uncle, the whole village worships at the Goddess Ridge before the day's singing and dancing begin. "Offering and the killing of the goat": Offerings are presented and a goat sacrificed under the uncle's direction, the meat later shared among the village.
Making the offerings on the eve
On the eve, the women gather by the hearth to shape offerings for the goddess: sun, moon and mountain forms, with the uncle watching over.
The uncle opens the altar with words of blessing
The maternal uncle opens the altar and recites the blessing himself, no one else being entitled to speak it.
Worship at the Goddess Ridge
Led by the uncle, the whole village worships at the Goddess Ridge before the day's singing and dancing begin.
Offering and the killing of the goat
Offerings are presented and a goat sacrificed under the uncle's direction, the meat later shared among the village.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Luo Gaoyingjie was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Qiang Waerezu Festival, with Abazangzuqiangzuzizhi, Sichuan as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Qiang Waerezu Festival in Abazangzuqiangzuzizhi, Sichuan: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2006 (batch 1), with Abazangzuqiangzuzizhi, Sichuan as its declared area, and Mao 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 folk culture and art displayed at the Wa'er Ezu festival is also of important significance for research on the development and evolution of the folk dance "Shalang".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Wuziman | Abazangzuqiangzuzizhi, Sichuan | 05-2977 | Same declared area |
| Luo Gaoyingjie | Abazangzuqiangzuzizhi, Sichuan | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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