Abstract:
Taken the folk Wushu activity Fighting Yangko ritual in Haiyang Big Yangko as the individual case, a field investigation is used to describe its process and folklore context from the perspective of folklore interpretation.It is believed that Haiyang Big Yangko absorbs the tactics of military martial Wushu and the technical movements of folk Wushu; the survival struggle of ethnic groups and the competition of Wushu are the important reasons for Fighting Yangko to absorb Wushu elements; its logical form is manifested from the "intellectual fighting" to the "force fighting" progressively under the etiquette constraints."Intellectual fighting" embodies the wisdom of the military strategy, while Wushu is an main supporting force of "force fighting".Fighting Yangko is restricted by etiquette to strengthen the stability of rural social order, which reflects the combination of etiquette and law in traditional Chinese social governance.A deep description of its folklore context shows that Fighting Yangko is an ritual means of ethnic survival resistance, a folk military exercise to protect the living environment, a stage for displaying personal charm and a carrier of regional Wushu spread.The integration and interaction between Wushu and Fighting Yangko proves that Wushu and folk activities have a profound historical origin and the multiple value attributes in Wushu.