A Brief Discussion of the Difficulties of School-Based Transmission of Dongba Script and Countermeasures -- Taking Lijiang and Shangri-La as Examples
Fu Yunlong surveys the challenges facing school-based transmission of Dongba script in Lijiang and Shangri-La: declining student interest as Mandarin-medium, exam-oriented schooling dominates; acute shortages of qualified Dongba-script teachers; too few, poorly systematized textbooks (mostly aimed at primary-school pupils); and a fragile, underdeveloped pipeline for training specialists (only two universities nationwide offer relevant degree programs). Survey data show strong student pride in Dongba culture but very low actual engagement with learning the script, worsening at higher grade levels. The paper recommends financial support (from government and the tourism sector), organized teacher training, dedicated school culture classes, and expanding demonstration teaching sites to reverse the decline.
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