Digital image of a guidebook for conducting dongjing rituals. The manuscript is written in black ink. The original author is unknown, but it was copied by Yang Xueliang. The original date is unknown.
Digital image of lyrics used in dongjing performance (volume II). The manuscript is written in black ink by Yang Min. The date and author of the original text are unknown.
Digital image of several music scores used in Dali dongjing performance. The manuscript is written in black ink, in Li Chun’s handwriting. The manuscript is dated 1973, but the date of the original text is unknown.
Digital image of a charter of a Dali dongjing society. The manuscript was written in black ink in 1980. The author is unknown, but it is signed by Shi Hongxi, Ma Zhiqin, Zhang Henian, Duan Guozheng.
Kaichao Wang Collection of Dongjing Manuscripts Kaichao Wang Collection of Dongjing Manuscripts
Scope & Content:
This collection contains digital copies of 10 volumes of dongjing manuscripts from south Yunnan (southwest China) collected by Mr Kaichao Wang, an active member of Mengzi and Jianshui dongjing societies since 1990. The volumes were copied as part of the EAP209 Survey on surviving dongjing archiv...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
10 electronic folders consisting of 670 TIFF images, 15.5 gigabytes in total.
Digital image of a manuscript relating to dongjing performances. The text gives details of dongjing performances that celebrate God Taiyi rescuing the threatened. The manuscript was written in black ink and marked in red. The original author and date are unknown.
Digital image of a manuscript used in dongjing performance. The main theme of the text is filial piety. The manuscript is written in black ink. The original author and date are unknown.
[Tai shang xuan tian chui xun zhen wu tan jing juan xia] [Tai shang xuan tian chui xun zhen wu tan jing juan xia]
Scope & Content:
Digital image of a text to worship the North God (volume III). The date is unknown, but the original copy was possibly made after Emperor Kangxi’s reign (1661-1722). The manuscript is written in black ink, marked in red. The original author is unknown.