Most of the ethnic groups in southwest China believe that we humans are an integral part of the cosmos, a view of the universe that can be traced back to the ancient Chinese civilization thousands years ago. They believe in the existence of divinities and express their faith through wearing their traditional garments in the modern society. The Yi ethnic groups embroidered on their clothes the original patterns of the mystical he-tu and luo-shu diagrams, holograms of the structure of the universe which are believed to be bestowed by God and handed down from before this civilization around 5500 years ago. The Miao ethnic groups dressed up in clothes embroidered with deities and divinities when they were in ceremonies worshiping the heavens and the gods, maintaining harmony between Man and Nature.
Most of the ethnic groups in southwest China believe that we humans are an integral part of the cosmos, a view of the universe that can be traced back to the ancient Chinese civilization thousands years ago. They believe in the existence of divinities and express their faith through wearing their traditional garments in the modern society. The Yi ethnic groups embroidered on their clothes the original patterns of the mystical he-tu and luo-shu diagrams, holograms of the structure of the universe which are believed to be bestowed by God and handed down from before this civilization around 5500 years ago. The Miao ethnic groups dressed up in clothes embroidered with deities and divinities when they were in ceremonies worshiping the heavens and the gods, maintaining harmony between Man and Nature.
薩 滿 之 路
「薩滿」saman來自滿語及其他通古斯語族語言。在通古斯語中是「智者」、「曉徹」的意思，且意指有能力進入入神狀態，並能與神溝通之人。
薩滿信仰中的薩滿被認為是掌握神秘知識，有能力進入「人神」狀態的人，有著預言、治療，與屬靈世界溝通，以及旅行到屬靈世界的能力。薩滿會作為一個巫醫、術士、驅魔師、占卜師、亡靈巫師或靈魂行者。在中國西南地區，各個民族都有不同的薩滿，他們是神靈世界的守護著，也是現實世界中最後的通靈人。
復活的史前文明
復活的史前文明
染 布
“女工纺织，善染。” ——（清）罗绕典《黔南职方纪略》
在中國西南部的少數民族地區，至今遵循著手工織布和植物染色的傳統。各個地区制蓝手法基本相似，但因各地气候工艺上略有不同，现谨展示貴州黔西南州施洞镇的制蓝工艺。因為此地所製作的布匹顏色是一種古老而神秘的顏色——“玄色”。
“天地玄黃，宇宙洪荒”千字文開篇就展示給我們宇宙洪荒之時“天”的顏色即為“玄”。那麼“玄色”到底是什麼顏色呢？在《周禮·考工記·鐘氏》中記載“五入為緅，七入為緇” ，漢代的鄭玄註：“凡玄色者，在緅緇之間，其六入者與？”緅為青赤色，緇為黑色。玄色就是黑裏帶微赤的顏色。在中國古代，玄色被視為最為尊貴的顏色，代表著上天和帝王。這種和宇宙、上天、帝王相對應的顏色究竟是怎麼製作而成的呢？我們展示其完整製作過程。
