广西是多民族聚居的自治区，世居少数民族有壮、瑶、苗等11个，其中壮族是广西也是中国人口最多的少数民族，这些居住在广西的少数民族在历史的发展中不断积累了宝贵的文化财富，有记录壮族始祖布洛陀创世神话的民间文学，有“壮族三月三”、“瑶族盘王节”、“京族哈节”、“壮族蚂拐节”等充满少数民族特色的节日，也有“壮族织锦技艺”、“侗族木构建筑营造技艺”等凝聚少数民族智慧的传统技艺。
广西的各族人民在日常的生产生活中总是喜欢以歌叙事，以歌抒情，有曲调婉转的侗族大歌，犹如天籁的瑶族蝴蝶歌，以及独具特色的壮族三声部，还有一批极具地方风韵的传统戏剧，如桂剧、广西文场、桂林渔鼓等......这些都是广西的文化名片，也是广西的国家级非物质文化遗产。
本书选取37个有代表性的广西国家级非遗项目，使用中、英、韩三语对照的方式向读者概述广西的非遗文化，同时每个非遗名录都配有插画，图文并茂的形式将37项广西国家级非物质文化遗产逐一生动呈现。希望本书能帮你开启探索广西之旅，感受壮美广西的魅力。
Guangxi is a multi-ethnic autonomous region with 11 ethnic groups, such as Zhuang, Yao and Miao, among which Zhuang is the most populous ethnic group in Guangxi and China. These ethnic groups living in Guangxi have accumulated precious cultural wealth in the course of historical development. These wealth includes folk literature recording the creation myth of Buluotuo, the ancestor of Zhuang, festivals full of ethnic characteristics such as “March the 3rdfestival of Zhuang”, ”Panwang festival of Yao”,“Hafestival of Jing”as well as“Maguai Festival of Zhuang”, as well as traditional craftsmanship with ethnic wisdom including“Craftsmanship of Zhuang Brocade”and“Architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures of Dong”.
People of all ethnic groups in Guangxi prefer to express themselves and communicate with each other in the form of songs in their daily life and work. Typical examples include the melodious grand song of Dong, ethereal butterfly song of Yao and the unique three-part folk songs of Zhuang. There are also a number of traditional operas with local charm, such as Gui opera, Guangxi Wenchang, Guilin Yugu Tunes, etc.. All the examples above are the national intangible cultural heritage of Guangxi, which are considered as the cultural name cards of Guangxi.
In this book, 37 representative Guangxi national intangible cultural heritage items are selected and introduced to readers in three languages, including Chinese, English and Korean. At the same time, each item is illustrated with vivid pictures. We hope this book could provide a guide for your exploring journey to Guangxi and a window for you to find the charm of Guangxi ethnic culture.
