Northern Xinjiang Culture: The Imprint of the City of Tuotuo
The Legend of Toktor
The content of the legend of Tuoketuo has a distinct locality, which reflects the history, landform, customs, customs, activities, economy and culture of the Tuoxian area from many aspects and perspectives. In terms of language, it has strong dialect characteristics, vivid, vivid, lively and funny. Although the folk tales that circulate in the Tuoxian area do not necessarily talk about the things, people, and things of Tuoxian County, in the process of circulation, the artists have consciously made artistic processing in accordance with the local cultural customs, so as to "localize" their thoughts, arts, language characteristics, etc., so that they have also become the stories of Tuoketuo, which have become rooted in the county. The legends of Toketo are rich in content, which can be roughly divided into "legends of local customs", "legends of place names", "legends of temples", "legends of foxes and ghosts", "love stories", "life stories", "animal and plant stories", "joke stories", "historical legends", and "creation myths", which are almost extinct.
The legend of Toketo has a wide range of legends, and every village has a folk storyteller and narrator (commonly known as "storyteller"). Because the locals talk about local people and local things, the local atmosphere is strong, the local feelings are deep, and people love to talk, listen and pass on. Therefore, some stories that have nothing to do with local people are gradually diluted and eliminated in the inheritance, while stories that reflect local people, events, and things are passed on and preserved more completely. The legend of Toketo has been inscribed on the list of intangible cultural heritage of the Autonomous Region.
Tuoketo County Rong Media Center
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