http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236312 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:25:29 GMT 2013-06-19T21:25:29Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/241079 Title: Warming Your Hands with Moonlight: Lavrung Tibetan Oral Traditions and Culture Authors: G.yu lha Description: Lavrung is a little studied Qiangic language spoken by a small group of Tibetans in Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. This work provides the first monographic introduction to Lavrung Tibetans and their language and culture, focusing on the use of trilingual (Lavrung, Chinese, and Tibetan) figurative speech in villagers' everyday discourse. Background on local oral traditions, including folktales, riddles, work songs, and secret curative chants, is also provided. A Lavrung-English word list, fifty-six full-color photographs, and several maps showing the location and distribution of Lavrung-speaking communities are also included. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/241079 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236495 Title: Military Attack Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: Dbyangs lo tells of the difficult times she faced when the village was attacked by the military in the 1950s. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236495 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236494 Title: A Rude Story Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: Bai yun tells a dirty story which is normally only told between same-sex peers in order to avoid embarrassment. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236494 2009-08-26T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236493 Title: An Interview About Encountering a Ghost Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: Cangs go lo provides a personal account of an encounter with a ghost. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236493 2009-08-29T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236492 Title: A Circle Dancing Song 1 Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: This is a circle dancing song. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236492 2009-09-02T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236491 Title: A Circle Dancing Song 2 Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: This is a circle dancing song. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236491 2009-09-02T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236490 Title: A Circle Dancing Song 3 Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: This is a circle dancing song. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236490 2009-09-02T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236489 Title: An Interview About Life’s Difficulties Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: The respondent describes past difficulties in her life. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236489 2009-09-10T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236488 Title: A Folktale of a Wolf and Sheep Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: The respondent tells a folktale about a wolf and a sheep. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236488 2009-09-10T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236487 Title: An Interview About Stealing Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: The respondent describes his experience of stealing yaks as a youth. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236487 2009-09-12T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236486 Title: An Interview About Hunting Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: The respondent provides a personal account of hunting. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236486 2009-09-12T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236485 Title: An Interview About Hunting a Black Bear Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: The respondent describes the first time he killed a black bear while hunting. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236485 2009-09-12T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236484 Title: An Interview About a Strange Encounter Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: The respondent describes a strange encounter with an unfamiliar veiled woman in the forest while she was collecting firewood. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236484 2009-09-25T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236483 Title: An Interview About the Death of a Mother Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: The respondent describes the difficulties she faced when her mother died when she was only six years old. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236483 2009-09-25T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236482 Title: An Interview About Monks in a Dream Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: The respondent describes having a dream about monks, which he considered a sign of someone's immanent death. The respondent's father died soon after he had this dream. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236482 2009-09-25T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236481 Title: An Interview About Being Drunk Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: The respondent describes the first time she got drunk, and fell into a ditch while walking home at night. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236481 2009-09-29T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236480 Title: An Interview About Being Drunk at a Picnic Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: The respondent retells an anecdote of a time when she and a friend got drunk during the village summer picnic. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236480 2009-12-17T00:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236479 Title: An Interview About a Husband’s Death Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: The respondent discusses her husband's death in a car accident. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236479 2009-12-17T00:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236478 Title: An Interview About a Family’s Poverty Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: The respondent retells how she was given to another family as a child because of her family's poverty. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236478 2009-12-17T00:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236477 Title: An Interview About an Accident Authors: G.yu lha Abstract: The fifty one audio and nine video files in this collection include: villages’ life stories, circle-dancing songs and performance, local history, folk tales, and interviews from Siyuewu Village, Puxi Township, Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Description: The respondent recalls how he and his wife survived a motorcycle accident. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/236477 2009-12-17T00:00:00Z