| （1.School of Physical Education，Lijiang Teachers Training College，Lijiang 674100，China；2.School of Physical Education，South China Normal University，Guangzhou 510006，China） Abstract: Thanks to its unique geographic location and national development history, to this day Naxi nationality has conserved “fly-stone rope” - a complex tool produced in the mid Paleolithic Age, as well as folklores, primitive rituals and amusements closely related to “fly-stone rope” in the ancient Dongba Scripture and folk customs of Naxi nationality, which provided ample information for revealing the myth about the origin of primitive sports of Naxi nationality. By using theories and research methods in cultural anthropology and history, and by analyzing a lot of information collected via field investigation and literature retrieval, the authors represented the process of develop-ment of “fly-stone rope” gradually evolving from an ancient hunting and battling tool into a primitive sport via witchcraft and then being passed on to this day, and put forward the opinion that primitive sports of Naxi nationality originated from witchcraft.
Key words: primitive sports；Naxi nationality；witchcraft；fly-stone rope |
