The Type and Characteristic of Folk Poetry of Yi Nationality in Liangshan

In Liangshan, the Yi nationality creates various kinds of folk poetries, which cover varieties of contents and forms and have widely spread and affected in public. In terms of types, they probably include four, such asKe Zhi,epic poem,philosophy poem,lyric poetry. Each type is rich in its characteristic, especially excels in narration and expressing feelings. These folk poetries not only have the high literary value, but they also offer the precious reference for those who study the Liangshan society, the historical culture and the Liangshan Yi nationality’s ideology .