Silk Road Genes in the “Camel Dance”: The Central Asian Origins of the Salar “Camel Dance” in Qinghai
“骆驼舞”里的丝路基因——青海撒拉族“骆驼舞”的中亚渊源

摘要

撒拉族是我国西北地区独具特色的少数民族，其独特的迁徙历史赋予骆驼特殊的情感寄托与神圣意义。“骆 驼舞”是撒拉族最具代表性的艺术形式，能够彰显文化、历史、艺术、文学等多维度特色。本文通过梳理撒拉族族源、 迁徙史等内容，结合“骆驼舞”的表现形式及特征内涵，揭示其所蕴含的中亚文化渊源。研究表明，“骆驼舞”不 仅是撒拉族历史渊源的活态呈现，更能代表丝绸之路的多元文化互融共生，对传承与理解撒拉族文化具有重要价值。

Abstract

The Salar ethnic group is a distinctive minority group in Northwest China, and its unique migration history has endowed camels with special emotional attachment and sacred meaning. The “Camel Dance” is the most representative art form of the Salar people, reflecting multidimensional characteristics in culture, history, art, and literature. By sorting out the ethnic origin and migration history of the Salar people, and combining the expressive forms, features, and connotations of the “Camel Dance,” this paper reveals its Central Asian cultural origins. The study shows that the “Camel Dance” is not only a living presentation of the historical origins of the Salar people, but also a representation of the multicultural integration and coexistence along the Silk Road, and it has important value for inheriting and understanding Salar culture.