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The White Tiger Culture Phenomenon of the Tujia

Feng Liu

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The field is equivalent to the ancient Pakistani,the Tujia People who live at the borders of Hunan,Hubei,Sichuan and Guizhou provinces,regard tiger as their ancestor and worship it.They claim to be the descendants of White Tiger.But not all of the Tujia people worship tiger.Some people are known as shooters of tigers.This is rather confusing.In order to find out the reasons for this contradictory phenomenon,it is necessary to give a brief explanation of the white tiger culture of the Tujia.The white tiger culture occupies a prominent and sacred place in the Tujia culture.And it deeply rooted in all aspects of life of the Tujia nationality.

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The field is equivalent to the ancient Pakistani,the Tujia People who live at the borders of Hunan,Hubei,Sichuan and Guizhou provinces,regard tiger as their ancestor and worship it.They claim to be the descendants of White Tiger.But not all of the Tujia people worship tiger.Some people are known as shooters of tigers.This is rather confusing.In order to find out the reasons for this contradictory phenomenon,it is necessary to give a brief explanation of the white tiger culture of the Tujia.The white tiger culture occupies a prominent and sacred place in the Tujia culture.And it deeply rooted in all aspects of life of the Tujia nationality.

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The field is equivalent to the ancient Pakistani,the Tujia People who live at the borders of Hunan,Hubei,Sichuan and Guizhou provinces,regard tiger as their ancestor and worship it.They claim to be the descendants of White Tiger.But not all of the Tujia people worship tiger.Some people are known as shooters of tigers.This is rather confusing.In order to find out the reasons for this contradictory phenomenon,it is necessary to give a brief explanation of the white tiger culture of the Tujia.The white tiger culture occupies a prominent and sacred place in the Tujia culture.And it deeply rooted in all aspects of life of the Tujia nationality.

Key concepts: Tiger, Phenomenon, White (mutation), Nationality, Worship, Ethnology, Geography, History

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