Another culture medal by new century mints follow by Mayan culture

Naxi ethic group is one of the 50 ethnic group of china with estimate population of 30 million. Naxi ethic group (Dongba Culture) is well known globally due to the tourism hot spot of Lijiang Yunan. As to other ancient culture which Dongba culture is a religious driven BUT also a folk activities of their daily living. Naxi Dongba religious is primitive religion, the priest named as "Dongba". In other words, Dongba culture is passed down from generation to generation of Naxi Dongba ethnic group from ancient time till today.

Dongba culture is an unique and rich national culture since a century and consider as one of the living ancient culture till now. Therefore, there have been scholars from France, UK, USA, Russia, Germany, Norway, Italy, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Poland and other countries to collect, surveys, studies the Naxi Dongba culture. Lakepeilun france in nation is the earliest scholar to publish the Naxi Dongba culture to public globally.

The most notably Chinese scholar Li Lin and American scholar John Locke are the most well known among the Naxi Dongba Culture of all scholars. Former Taiwan National Palace Museum researcher Mr. Li Lin who expert in Chinese art painting. He decided to lay down his painting brushes, learning and research Dongba culture as when first visit to the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang Naxi. He wrote "Moxie hieroglyphic dictionary," "Moxie Phonetic text Dictionary "," Moxie research papers "and other important works. American scholar John Locke 1920s who expert in studying Chinese plants who lived for twenty years in the Naxi area, collected a lot of information on Dongba culture, wrote many research works Dongba culture, which "Naxi language, English encyclopedic Dictionary" has become an important research Dongba culture works. Locke is known as the originator of Western Research Dongba culture. Since 80s', it is the emergence of a large number of young scholars, research Naxi Dongba culture and become a trend and boom which formed the Naxi Dongba Culture spread internationally.

Dongba is a both ideographic and phonetic components of pictographs. Naxi pictograph has more than 1400 words to fully express delicate emotions witho a complex narrative explanation of all things. It is the world's only "living pictograph" at present. Written in hieroglyphs and preserved scripture total of two million copies. Voluminous scriptures are rich in content which involving various aspects including philosophy, history, astronomy, religion, witch doctor, folklore, literature, and art, called the encyclopedia of ancient Naxi society. Dongba scriptures classified as amended by: by Heaven, offering wind through open after funeral, super recommended by, the Dragon King by offering, in addition to foul after seeking life through, and miscellaneous classics, by Augur, chanting and Dance Practice .

Dongba scriptures is the core and content of Dongba culture. Thirty thousand Dongba scriptures present in the world of which about ten thousand collections in the United States, Germany, Britain, France; twenty thousand collection in Taiwan, Nanjing, Beijing, Kunming, Lijiang, Zhongdian and other places. Dongba scriptures are written by the original pictographs so it is not easy Interpretation so Dongba scriptures have been regarded as "the bible." Lijiang Dongba Cultural Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences.

Dongba culture with its own unique scientific and artistic value, over the centuries has always attracted many Chinese and foreign scholars and people with lofty ideals, to study translation and ornamental. Naxi Dongba culture is a great contribution to the people of the world of humanity.













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Casting : New Shanghai Century Mint.
Material : Paktong
Diameter : 100mm.
Mintage : 50