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Life and Death in Dongba Pictorial Texts

Name: Life and Death in Dongba Pictorial Texts
Description: The Naxi people · Views of life, death and nature in a creation scripture · Yunnan; a National Library of China collection · Understanding cultural ideas expressed through mythology · Looking at a scripture and Dongba pictorial storytelling

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東巴圖典話生死「國寶背後的故事(第18集)」【陽光衛視20週年經典展播】

Life and Death in Dongba Pictorial Texts

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Who: The Naxi people
What: Views of life, death and nature in a creation scripture
When: Not specified by the source
Where: Yunnan; a National Library of China collection
Why: Understanding cultural ideas expressed through mythology
How: Looking at a scripture and Dongba pictorial storytelling

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