1977，I was admitted to Yunnan University。In the vast sea of ​​books in the university，I came into contact with a lot of materials on fieldwork of various ethnic groups written by Chinese and foreign scholars，Many of them are about the Naxi people。This makes me very happy。Although the description of these materials is relatively rough，But it is enough for me to appreciate the interesting and mysterious customs and customs of my hometown，I was ignorant of many of them before。When I was taking an elective course on ethnic and folk literature, I read articles such as "An Examination of the Nationalities" by the famous historian bet365 offer. Fang Guoyu, as well as the mimeographed translation of "The Ancient Naxi Kingdom in Southwest China" by Western scholar Locke，I am amazed again and again by the rich and extensive culture and history of my nation，Also for one’s own understanding of the history of this nation、Religion、Society、Text、I feel ashamed because I know so little about folk customs。Although I am studying in the Chinese Department，But interest in ethnology is growing，So while studying the undergraduate courses，Took linguistics as an elective、Religious Studies、Folk literature and other courses，immersed in many ethnology books that I have not covered in the past，This laid the foundation for my future interpretation of Yunnan minority culture。

The first time I met bet365 offer. Fang Guoyu was with bet365 offer. He Zhiwu。At that time, bet365 offer. He was studying Naxi Dongba pictographs with bet365 offer. Fang Guoyu、Participated in the compilation of "Naxi Hieroglyphic Score"，At that time，I am learning Dongba hieroglyphics from bet365 offer. Suihe、Naxi Grammar、Introductory knowledge of International Phonetic Alphabet and other aspects。bet365 offer. Fang knew that I was becoming interested in Naxi culture，Very happy，Asked me a lot of questions，It asked about my family background，I told him one by one。When he heard that my great-grandfather was called Yang Shengwu，said happily: "When I was in primary school in Lijiang，Yang Shengwu was once my principal，He is a pretty good teacher。" Later I read this record from the "Lijiang County Education Brief History Materials" compiled by Lijiang educator He Zhijian in 1932: "In the second year of the Republic of China，With Yang Shengwu as the principal of the county high school。Expand two classes，Six classes in total。Two hundred and fifty in total。”bet365 offer. Fang must be referring to the teacher-student relationship between him and my great-grandfather at this stage。

bet365 offer. Fang has told me many times about his collection and organization of Naxi hieroglyphics。Later，To encourage me to study Naxi Dongba culture，He specially gave me the "Dictionary of Hieroglyphics" compiled by bet365 offer. Li Lincan, which he had treasured for decades。This book was lithographed on tissue paper by the Central Museum that was moved to Lizhuang, Sichuan during the All-out Anti-Japanese War in the 1940s，There are not many left at home and abroad。This precious book is the same as bet365 offer. Fang’s "Study on the Nationalities"、Locke's "Ancient Naxi Kingdom in Southwest China" became my introductory book for Naxi studies。

The deepest impression bet365 offer. Fang left on me is，His eyesight was already very weak at the time，Wearing glasses with high-power magnifying glass，Browse various historical documents。Whenever the topic involves a place name in Yunnan、At a certain event，bet365 offer. Fang will be able to cite various historical materials at his fingertips，Tell me many historical events about this place，He is very familiar with local historical materials and has a strong memory，I am so impressed。bet365 offer. Fang is devoted to his studies，Broad and profound，And life is very simple。Teacher Yang Shiqiang, who was teaching in the Chinese Department at the time, once said to me: "bet365 offer. Fang can endure hardship like a cow，It is difficult for others to have the perseverance he has to spend more than ten hours a day buried in his study。”

1980，German academic delegation visits Yunnan University。Among them were Dr. Locke’s assistants、Professor Janat, a famous scholar who has been working on cataloging Naxi and Dongba classics in the German Library for more than ten years，He came here to promote the cooperative research on Naxi studies between German and Chinese academic circles。Nominated by bet365 offer. Fang Guoyu and bet365 offer. He Zhiwu，I participated in this academic exchange event as their assistant。I didn’t speak English at that time，The school sent students from the history department who are proficient in spoken English to help me translate，Worked with Professor Yanat for more than ten days。Afterwards，I study English harder，Many English letters written by Professor Yanat to bet365 offer. Fang Guoyu and bet365 offer. He Zhiwu，I will translate everything。Janat often writes to me too，Talking about some of his thoughts on studying Naxi language documents，I often translate his thoughts and opinions to gentlemen。

Professor Yanat is a philologist，He thinks，Dr. Locke has done great work in the study of Naxiology，But ignored a very important point，That is, studying Naxi culture from the perspective of language。He wants to make up for this shortcoming，Description of analytical methods in German，A new way to study Naxi studies starting from modern Naxi language。He listened carefully to me telling several folk tales that I had collected while I was home during the holidays，Let me record it in International Phonetic Alphabet。I was writing a research paper on the long love poem "You Bei" of the Naxi people and the Naxi Dongba myth，Yanat appreciates my academic exploration，He came up with the idea of ​​studying Naxi culture with me starting from modern language documents。He proposed to bet365 offer. Fang Guoyu the idea of ​​inviting me to Germany to engage in collaborative research，bet365 offer. Fang is very supportive。One year later，I received an official invitation letter from the University of Cologne in Germany。At that time，It is still very difficult for a college student who has not yet graduated to go abroad。For this，bet365 offer. Fang is busy in many ways。After many twists and turns，Finally made the trip on January 22, 1983。In the next twenty years or so，I put all my energy into the study of Naxi studies。

My growth，It is inseparable from bet365 offer. Fang’s teachings，Although I did not become bet365 offer. Fang’s direct disciple，bet365 offer. Dan’s in-depth study and profoundness have become a model for my academic studies。

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(Author’s unit: bet365 offer Academy of Social Sciences)