A Summary of the Symposium on Twentieth-Century Naxi Literary Creation
This article summarizes the "Symposium on Twentieth-Century Naxi Literary Creation," held October 6-9, 1994, in Lijiang, Yunnan, co-organized by the Institute of Ethnic Minority Literature (CASS) and several national and provincial cultural bodies. Nearly one hundred delegates from Beijing, Kunming, Lijiang, and other cities discussed the century's Naxi literary achievements, key lessons learned, and strategies for future development. Participants generally endorsed the sponsors' assessment that Naxi literature, dating back to the Ming dynasty, underwent revolutionary transformation after 1949, producing numerous accomplished writers and works with domestic and international influence—supported by writer Yang Shiguang's detailed statistics on authors, publications, and awards. However, dissenting voices, including Yang Sen and He Hanzhong, cautioned against complacency, noting that compared with other Chinese ethnic minorities, Naxi literature—despite strong educational foundations—remained only middling overall, lacking major influential writers, and was notably weak in novels, film, and drama relative to prose and poetry.
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