” Soical concious is the anima of religion ” – Émile Durkheim
In the ancient time, people lived scattered around everywhere,the dancing which seems to be meaningless,however the purpose behind this behavoir is to enhanced the exchange of their emotion, Eventually ,this kind of Power will excceed the control of individuals, thefore ,it will be regrad as a “sacred ritual”
My site is located at Daxi District , the ancint river and rail netwotk breed the prosperity and variety of the industry ,also bring plentiful religious color.
“Shetou” is a prepartion group for the carnival ritual to Puji Temple, in order to
agglomerate the religion and inherited the essence of the culture and religion .The activity of Shetou also craete the street space simultaneously,which created the impression of the religion for local resident.
“Shen Jang” (an tradition custom which allows people to act like a god in the holy ritual) is the main charateristic of Shetou Culture, in the prosperous history of Daxi ,the development of toursim brings a new outlook for the town ,but also forced the god have no way biut to hide in the darkness of the night,tourist influx to th elocal site, the reharsel site was occupied by the outsider and the public space was no longer the space onliy for local resident.
