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IN ENGLISH
WANG SIDAI and CAO MINGKUN. - The Achangs, ancient balladeers. Yunnan jiaoyu chubanse. 1995. 35 pags.
Volume published in 1995 owing to the celebration in Beijing of the International Conference of the Woman, presents the basic characteristics of the society Achang. As his title indicates, big emphasis on the love is realized by the music of the women Achang. With 36 illustrations.
Zhepama and Zhemima. Including in Zhang Yan. - "Have chinese Myths of the Creation". Henan renmin chubanse. 1998
The most important myth of the Achang, which narrates the creation of the world and of the man. The deluge and the way of controlling it and the combat between the Demon of the Drought and the Father Sky Zhepama.
IN CHINESE
DAI QINGXIA and CUI ZHICHAO. - Achang yu jian zhi. MZ. 1985. 135 pags
An introduction to the language of the Achang. The differences between his three dialects (Longchuan, Luxi and Lianghe) are so important that in the small dictionary of the final pages, present the three to themselves.
GONG PEIHUA. - Achang zu (The Achang). MZ. 1989. 88 pags
A brief introduction to the Achang. He explains in a more detailed way his productive life, his affective and matrimonial relations.
VVAA. - Yunnan sheng achang zu shehui lishi diaocha cailiao (1) (investigation Materials on the society and history of Achang de Yunnan). 1963. ZGKXY. 109 pags.
It presents the first four of the reports on the Achang, which treat respectively about the following districts: Lianghe (village Mangzhan), Houlasa, Luxi (canton Gaogentian). All the reports continue the prevailing pattern in the epoch, which gives big emphasis to the economic and productive activities, and very little to to the cultural and religious universe of the Achang.
VVAA. - Achang zu jian shi (brief History of the Achang). YNRM. 1986. 100 pags.
The origin of the Achang, and the form that his ancient society had, we can only know it nowadays by means of his myths and legends. The authors try to present across them the ancient history of the Achang to us. From the VIIIth century the speculations are leaning back for historical documents, since it is possible to continue the history of the Achang with a certain safety during the Kingdom of Nanzhao, that of Dali, and the dynasty Yuan. During the last dynasties, Ming and Qing, with the imperial power well established across the Tusi, the life of the Achang is researching with major and major precision.
VVAA. - Achang shehui lishi diaocha. YNMZ. 1983. 103 pags.
It presents four articles about the fifties about the society and the history of the Achang in different localities.
VVAA. - Achang jianshi jianzhi hebian. CASS. 1963. 50 pags.
A brief historical, tremendously politicized introduction, of the society and culture Achang
VVAA. - Achang zu wenxue zuopin xuan (Selections of the literature of the Achang).-Publishing house of the Minorities of Dehong.1983. 278 pags.
A brief presentation of the most important characteristics of the literature of the Achang, in detail on the best myths, poems, stories, prose, etc.
YOU TINGCHUN. - Achang wenxue jian shi (Brief history of the literature achang). YNMZ. 1995. 173 p.s.
A quite detailed study of the literary genres of the Achang. From his most important myths, like Zhepama and Zhemima to the modern authors. In comparison to other books of this series it includes a relatively scarce number of myths and stories; spreading his analysis to the traditional oral literature.
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