Heritage and Transmutation: A Study on the Changes of Wa Moba Culture in Ximeng since the Reform and Opening-up

Abstract

Moba culture is the core part of the traditional religious culture of the Wa people in Ximeng, China, it is a religious, cultural and social system that exists in the central region of Wa culture and has the characteristics of Wa culture. This paper uses classical research methods such as literature review method and historical comparison method to analyze the process of changes in Moba culture since the reform and opening up and the influencing factors of the changes, on the basis of explaining the concept of Moba culture and previous studies. Influenced by social structure, psychological structure and personal personality structure, Moba culture has undergone major changes in both cultural content and cultural structure. Multiculturalism is becoming the basic form of Wa society, and Moba culture is bound to be reborn in the process of cultural adaptation.