—關(guān)于我的《太陽圓》影像系列•布里亞特人

布里亞特，是游牧蒙古人古老的一支。

我走近中國布里亞特拍攝10年之久。

用影像記錄了中國布里亞特的變革與發(fā)展。

游牧蒙古人歷來推崇圓形，他們住的蒙古包是圓的，蒙古包的天窗是圓的，而且門朝太陽升起的方向；蒙古人的敖包是圓的，他們祭敖包時(shí)順著太陽的方向繞敖包三圈祈福，他們的羊圈也是圓的，他們把這種圓形稱之為“太陽圓”，寓意圓滿。

因此，這部攝影專題便命名為《太陽圓》影像系列。

《太陽圓》影像系列由“布里亞特家園”“布里亞特人”“布里亞特日歷”三個(gè)部分組成?！安祭飦喬厝恕笔侵袊祭飦喬氐纳罴o(jì)實(shí)。是當(dāng)下布里亞特人的歷史、文化、生活、習(xí)俗的傳承與發(fā)展的見證；是布里亞特人特有的精神氣質(zhì)與內(nèi)心世界的刻畫；是堅(jiān)韌的布里亞特人和蒼茫的草原撲面而來的生命氣息凝固而成的時(shí)代影像，是21世紀(jì)中國游牧蒙古人的時(shí)代記憶。

布里亞特分布在中國、俄羅斯和蒙古國，現(xiàn)有50多萬人口。其中中國有8000余人，俄羅斯有45萬左右，蒙古國有4萬余人。其先民游牧在貝加爾湖一帶從事打獵、捕魚、放牧為生，13世紀(jì)初成為成吉思汗的部署，17世紀(jì)被白俄羅斯統(tǒng)治。第一世界大戰(zhàn)和俄國十月革命使俄羅斯國內(nèi)局勢動(dòng)蕩不安，部分布里亞特人遷入中國呼倫貝爾定居。至今已有100年歷史。他們現(xiàn)歸屬內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)呼倫貝爾市鄂溫克民族自治旗錫尼河西蘇木（鄉(xiāng)）和錫尼河?xùn)|蘇木。也叫他們?yōu)殄a尼河布里亞特。

《太陽圓》影像系列，以社會(huì)學(xué)、人類學(xué)，民俗學(xué)的視角關(guān)注21世紀(jì)中國游牧蒙古人的生活現(xiàn)狀與命運(yùn)。記錄生活在當(dāng)下的布里亞特蒙古人的日常生產(chǎn)生活常態(tài)，敘述21世紀(jì)布里亞特蒙古人的歷史文化、宗教信仰、民俗民風(fēng)、生態(tài)文明、時(shí)代發(fā)展等；以布里亞特蒙古人的相貌、形態(tài)、服飾、家園、家當(dāng)及生態(tài)為符號(hào)，為新時(shí)代游牧蒙古人留影存檔。同時(shí)以人與人，人與社會(huì)，人與自然的關(guān)系為焦點(diǎn)思考了當(dāng)今社會(huì)大變革、機(jī)械化、城市化的潮流中，中國草原游牧蒙古人怎樣與社會(huì)、與自然和諧相處經(jīng)營傳統(tǒng)畜牧業(yè)，怎樣應(yīng)對(duì)城市化繼續(xù)民族文化傳統(tǒng)等等問題。

Hundreds of years of nomady 

The the sun circle image series of mine, Buryats

Buryat, an ancient branch of nomadic Mongols.

I have been shooting in Buryatia, China,for 10 years,recording the change and development of Buryatia in China.

The nomadic Mongols have long admired roundness.The yurts they live in are round,the skylight in the yurt is round,the doors face the direction of the rising sun.The Mongolian Obao is round. Buryat Mongolian go clockwise three times around the Obao blessing,when they offered sacrifices to the Obao. Their sheepfold is round, too,which are called these circles "solar circles " by the nomads,meaning of perfection. In view of this, the photography project is named solar series.

The photography series consists of three parts: "Buryat Home", "Buryat People" and "Buryat Calendar". "Buryat Home" is a documentary of life in Buryat, China. It is the witness of the inheritance and development of Buryat Mongolian history, culture, life and customs which reflects a characterization of Buryat unique spiritual temperament and inner world. It is a time images solidified by the life breath of the tough Buryatia and the vast grassland .It is the memory of Chinese nomadic Mongols in the 21st century.

Buryat Mongolian, which is spread across China, Russia and Mongolia, has a population of more than 500,000. More than 8,000 Buryat Mongolian are in China, 450,000 in Russia and 40,000 in Mongol.Their ancestors hunted, fished and herded around Lake Baikal, and became subjects of Genghis Khan in the early 13th century. They were ruled by Belarus in the 17th century. The First World War and the October Revolution made Russia unstable. The First World War and the October Revolution made Russia unstable, and some Buryats moved to Hulunbuir in China to settle down.They have been grazing cattle in Hulunbuir for 100 years.They live in Xinihe and Western Xinihe Sumu (Township), Hulunbuir Ewenki National Autonomous Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, so they are also called the Sini Buryats.

The solar series focuses on the living situation and fate of nomadic Mongolians in China in the 21st century from the perspectives of sociology, anthropology and folklore.It records the daily production and life of Buryats living in the present, and narrates the history and culture, religious beliefs, folk customs, ecological civilization and the development of times of Buryats in the 21st century. It takes the appearance, form, clothing, home, household goods and ecology of Buryats as symbols to take photos and archive for nomadic Mongolians in the new era. At the same time, it focuses on the relationship among people, between people and society, and nature. It also considers how Chinese grassland nomadic Mongolians manage traditional animal husbandry in harmony with society and nature, and how to cope with urbanization and continue their national cultural traditions in the great social changes, mechanization and urbanization.