Chapter 25 Section 12 Reappearance of Nomadic Culture

"Janger" has strong courage and the momentum of thousands of troops.It comes from the ocean of nomadic life, and it has the fragrance of grassland.In the works, the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the heroes are often described as glittering and colorful.According to the investigation of Mongolian scholars, the Torghut people, one of the four Oirats, did have such a custom in the past: when there are tens of thousands of camels, gold is used to make camel reins; utensils.This of course refers to wealthy households.The epic depicts white yurts that are not tied with ropes, tall and resplendent palaces, and glazed buildings inlaid with pearls and agates. This is not an unfounded fiction.It is said that it reflects the housing level of the upper nobles in Western Mongolia from the 13th to the 15th centuries.Heroes often eat roe deer, venison and other livestock meat, and drink red Alza wine or kumiss, which is a typical food culture in pastoral areas.Comparing women's earrings to camel dung, such an association is unique to herdsmen.Not only are they familiar with the shape and size of camel dung, but also camel dung, as one of the heat energy of the grassland, is indispensable in life. They cherish it very much. They think it is the most appropriate to compare the earrings of beautiful women.

Horse culture has a long history.The deification of horses is similar in the three epics.They can talk to and rescue their masters, and they all have magical induction.Horses are the intimate companions of herdsmen, and they are also the objects of expression in various artistic styles of nomads.The Mongolian Matouqin is very famous.Mongolian music can express various gaits of horses. The horse culture in "Janger" is even more ancient and diverse.It is difficult to find the expression of the majestic appearance of the horses in the works of literati.Such as: The luster of the coats of ninety thousand iron and blue horses,

Like a giant cyan blue flickering. The mane and tail of the horse make a melodious sound, It sounds like a pipa sonorous. The gelding was startled and galloped, The beautiful mules and horses galloped along with the gelding. Tall steeds jump over the foal's head, The foal ran under the big horse again. This is a cartoon with rhythmic sound, the listener feels like hearing the sound, and the reader feels like being in the scene.Folk poets' observations on horses come directly from life, and horses are undoubtedly objects of beauty in the minds of herdsmen.Their descriptions of the physical beauty of horses are unrivaled in their accuracy.A man with a wide chest and a thin waist is good at running, which is different from the horses used by peasants to draw carts. The horse in "Janger" is the mount for the heroes to fight. It requires strength, flexibility, endurance and galloping like flying.The personality of the horse and the personality of the owner of the mount complement each other brilliantly. Jianger's horse can take off, Hongguer's horse has long-lasting endurance, and Mingyan's horse is light and delicate.

The grassland culture of the Mongolian people has its own characteristics in the culture of the Chinese nation.Their horse culture is the spiritual portrayal of this powerful nation.