Author(s)

Lina Huang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Ethnology and Sociology, Minzu University of Guangxi, Nanning, China

Corresponding Author

Lina Huang

ABSTRACT

This study is aimed to investigate water culture of Zhuang ethnic group which is considered as water-in-abundance society, and to discuss how water culture realize its psychotherapy. A field survey and observation of anthropological methods are employed to obtain information about irrigation facilities, fishing, mythology and folklore. The survey was conducted in Nahong Zhai, a pure Zhuang village located at foot of Cenwang Laoshan mountain, which is one of top ten water sources in Guangxi. The psychotherapy of Zhuang’s traditional water culture on nature-deficit disorder, need for affiliation and identity disorder of Zhuang people are discussed. Theoretically and logically, nature therapy achieves a state of psychological balance through depressurization and stimulation; collectivist humanistic care provides a safe social context for interpersonal relationships and meets affinity needs; water belief meets expectations through psychological hunts, and it reconstructs and deepens sense of identity and belonging by creating connections.

KEYWORDS

Water-in-abundance society, water culture, Zhuang ethnic group, psychotherapy

CITE THIS PAPER

Lina Huang, Traditional Water Culture of Water-in-Abundance Society and Its Psychotherapy of Zhuang Ethnic Group: Based on Investigation in Nahong Zhai, Guangxi. Lecture Notes on History (2023) Vol. 5: 7-19. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/history.2023.050102.

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