Author(s)

Hui Ping

Corresponding Author

Hui Ping

Abstract

Folk literature of Yi is an important part of Yi people's life, among which stories with female narrative perspective show the characteristics of local knowledge due to different geographical distribution. Taking typical stories widely spread among the People of Gepo of Yi nationality as examples, this paper discusses the stories with female theme in gap literature, especially the regional characteristics of plot units, character categorization, and the traditional customs of Gepo people conveyed by the stories.

Keywords

Yi folk literature, Female narrative, The cultural connotation