Western Yugur Folk Wisdom and Beliefs
Supernatural beings
- The Jertpin, a hairy ghoul
- The Teyran (1), a demon of riches
- The Teyran (2), a demon of riches
- The Changshinko, people with a hole in their chest
Traditional medicine and charms
Traditional beliefs
- What the Old People Say
- Folk Wisdom
- Getting Rich by a Snake
- Pigs
- Sun and Moon
- The Magpie
- The Story of Flour Flowing from Heaven
The art of divination
- Divination by Means of a Cord (1)
- Divination by Means of a Cord (2)
- Divination by Means of Copper Money
Portents from a dream
Read the transcription and parsing of the Western Yugur texts on Yugur folk wisdom, beliefs, and cookery.
Back to the Western Yugur Steppe