Wulong Folk Tales
Wulong's unique geographical location and diverse geographical and cultural environment have nurtured the rich folk culture of Wulong District. Among them, Wulong folk stories are an outstanding representative. Wulong folk stories gradually emerged in the current Xiannvshan Street and Baiguo Village during the Republic of China period. At that time, Ran Fashun of Xiannv Town could tell hundreds of stories, and Ma Fuhai of Baiguo Village mastered nearly two thousand folk stories, and was a well-known folk storyteller. Yang Youren, the former director of the Literature Creation Studio of Wulong District Cultural Center, loved folk stories since he was a child. After collecting, sorting and compiling the folk stories told by Ran Fashun, Ma Fuhai and others, a nearly 400,000-word "Wulong Folk Stories" was formed, recording nearly two thousand folk stories of various types, covering seven categories such as myths and legends, revolutionary legends, place name legends, animal legends, tree legends, Chinese herbal medicine legends, and folk stories. In addition, Shao Wenqing, Peng Shiju, Zhang Chenghui and others also mastered a large number of Wulong folk stories, forming a group of inheritors of Wulong folk stories. Wulong folk tales are mostly local stories, telling about the natural, cultural, historical, political, economic and social aspects of Wulong. They have outstanding historical, cultural, educational and social values. They are excellent representatives of Wulong’s regional culture and local folk literature, showing the basic characteristics and important functions of folk literature intangible cultural heritage. In 2019, they were included in the sixth batch of Chongqing’s representative intangible cultural heritage projects. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)