A Simple Spiritual Building Guima Earth Shrine

Authors

Peter Blundell Jones
Derong Kong

Publication Date

2016-01-01

Abstract

The Dong People live in South-West China, in a mountainous and formerly inaccessible landscape. All Dong buildings were traditionally constructed by local carpenters. In this paper will focus on a smallDong spiritual building, an Earth shrine. It is a village shrine in Guima village. The shrine links the value of the family with the fertility of the earth. It is a communal site combining individual observances for a confirmation of shared belief, and a construction of society. The shrine also serves as a spiritual place where villagers can pray for blessing. After a short general introduction, this narrative approach addresses the building before teasing out the social and theoretical issues.

First Page

25

Last Page

30

Recommended Citation

Jones, Peter Blundell and Kong, Derong (2016) "A Simple Spiritual Building Guima Earth Shrine," NAKHARA (Journal of Environmental Design and Planning): Vol. 12: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/nakhara/vol12/iss1/3