Since the mid-1980s when I was engaged in the investigation and research of Shaman culture, I have visited areas inhabited by many ethnic groups such as Manchu, Hezhen, Oroqen, Ewenki, Xibe, Mongolian, Daur, Yi, and Tibetan. The legacy of the Manchu culture is what I am most concerned about.The harvest from the investigation was huge, and they laid a solid foundation for my later scientific research work.After publishing a number of shamanism research works, I always have a regret, that is, when I take the data obtained from the survey as the research object, the living environment of those information providers, their motives and emotions when expressing, they The emotions and questions deep in my heart haunt me from time to time, but I have not had the opportunity to tell you about these.

On the whole, the shaman culture in our country is on the verge of extinction. emotions, they are all used to living in the present time and space, although their life roles are various.This book is not intended to be a theoretical discussion in a general sense, but just to introduce the facts I have seen in my investigations. They not only include relevant professional knowledge and events that have greatly inspired me, but also those life experiences that have moved and shocked me. Scene and scene narrator.It is impossible for a social scientist to work in a state of insensitivity and insensitivity. What he is in contact with is a living social fact.Everyone he surveyed is in the midst of realistic interpersonal relationships and the specific needs of social life. Everyone is trying to maintain the continuity and integrity of the self, and pursue coordination and balance with the development of the outside world.The fate of a culture is shown through many personal stories and realistic scenes, which are very important for us to understand the current social process. If you want to understand the historical development of contemporary Chinese society, perhaps from this book It can be seen in the introduction.

For many years I have maintained the habit of making investigation notes, and these notebooks are kept at home.Unfortunately, due to several moves, many copies of these precious records were lost, and the stories in them became movie clips in my mind.Fortunately, since computers became available in the 1990s, many investigation records were entered by me in time.Now, based on these investigative notes, it is still very sure to realize the intention of this book. I am willing to tell you a very marginalized life story. The scenes, characters and events here, you can regard them as a microcosm of the existence of shaman culture in modern society.