The Water Book is an ancient script of the Aquarium tribe, which was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. In order to further preserve the unique cultures such as aquarium language and writing, astronomical calendar, etc., and provide a strong guide for the study of aquarium culture, the relevant series of water books compiled by Sandu County have recently been compiled and published.
The Charm of Intangible Cultural Heritage! Sandu Water Book Ancient Books.
The series of "Guizhou National Precious National Ancient Books Translation" series was published in installments and distributions, and in 2017, the first series of 2 kinds was published, and the 2nd series of 3 kinds was published this time, namely "Water Book, Twenty-Eight Houses", "Water Book, Nongchen Volume", "Water Book, Sixty Jiazi Volume". The blueprint used in this series is the first batch of 28 full-color Qing Dynasty manuscripts selected for the National Ancient Books List, covering the astronomical calendar and celestial movement concept of ancient Aquariums.
It is understood that in order to do a good job in the translation of water books, Sandu County set up the Office for the Rescue and Protection of Water Books and the Declaration of Water Books to the World Memory Heritage List, and convened the organization of aquarium scholars and Mr. Water Books to sort out and translate the blueprints. As the core translator, Yang Shengzhao, in order to ensure the accuracy of the translation, organized members to visit the area where the volumes were collected many times, visited the local Mr. Shuishu, and guided and discussed the translation of the water book.
Sandu Water Book Ancient Books.
"We also encountered a lot of problems in the process of translation, and when we encountered difficulties, we went all out to organize the birthplace of Libo, Rongjiang, Dujiang and other places, found the elderly Mr. Shuishu to guide each other, and when the opinions were unified, we further completed the translation." We also invited experts and scholars from inside and outside the province to review the manuscript twice, and finally published the book. Yang Shengzhao said.
The Water Book is the "I Ching" and "Encyclopedia" of the Water Tribe, and the Water Book Classics are mainly used in the life of the Water Tribe, such as sacrifice, funeral, marriage, and construction. As an ancient cultural classic of the aquarium, the water book preserves a large number of aquarium astronomical, calendar, meteorological and religious materials, which is of great value for the study of the language and writing, social history, philosophical thought, astronomical calendar, literature and art, religious beliefs, etc. of the aquarium, and is of great significance to enhancing national self-confidence and cohesion and prospering the national culture.
Three volumes of ancient water books were published in Sandu.
"After the publication of our book, it has aroused a warm response in the society and has been loved by all walks of life, especially in the field of national culture. This series of books is of great significance to the rescue, protection and inheritance of aquarium culture and the enhancement of the sense of identity of national culture. At the same time, the foundation was laid for the nomination of the water book to the Memory of the World Heritage List. Wei Shaowu, deputy director of the Sandu County Archives Bureau, said. (Photo/Wen Zhang Yi, Zhang Bingbing)