Recently, Professor Zhao Kuifu of our college published his book "Research on the Legend of “Cowherd and Weaver Girl” was officially published by People’s 188bet House。
The legend of "Cowherd and Weaver 188bet" is the longest among the four major folklores in ancient my country、The earliest generation、The most concentrated and typical reflection of the social, economic, historical and cultural characteristics of the Chinese nation，The one with the greatest influence at home and abroad。This book is from ancient literature、philology、Folk Literature、Folklore and other perspectives，Using handed down documents、Combining unearthed documents and fieldwork，A method that combines historical development and regional distribution，In the macro process of changes in Chinese civilization and ancient social ideologies，Investigated the birth of the legend of “Cowherd and Weaver 188bet”、Formation、Development、Evolution and spread。Demonstrated the Weaver 188bet、The prototype characters of Cowherd are the female nuns, ancestors of the Qin and Zhou people respectively、Shu Jun，The blending of Zhou and Qin cultures gave birth to the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver 188bet。The legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver 188bet originated in Longdongnan, Gansu and spread to the Central Plains、Gradually spreading throughout China and East Asia and other academic views。
This book is a comprehensive and systematic study by Professor Zhao KuifuOne of the works on the legend of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" and Qixi Festival culture，Upcoming releases are also "Mainstream and Diversion: Research on the Spread and Differentiation of the Legend of the Cow Girl and Chinese Valentine's Day Customs" (People's 188bet House)，"Perspective on Chinese Valentine's Day Culture" (Guangming Daily 188bet House)，Editor-in-Chief Zhao Kuifu、Wang Guisheng, deputy editor-in-chief, "Chinese Festival Diary·Qixi Festival" (sub-topic of "Chinese Festival Diary", a major bidding project of the Ministry of Culture，People's 188bet House) and other books。I believe that the publication of these works will further promote the legend of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl"、Research and dissemination of Qixi Festival culture and Gansu local culture。