土家族主要分布于湘鄂川黔毗邻的武陵山区,迟至唐朝末期,土家族已形成具有共同语言、共同生存场景并共享价值传统和集体意识的较为稳定的共同体。土家先民在与自然相依相存的发展进程和历史积淀中形成了表达其情感诉求和独特生命经验的土家文化。作为中华民族文化的重要组成部分,土家文化为文化多样性的保存和技术的持续创新提供了不竭的动力。然而受现代经济生活方式及文化观念的冲击和影响,土家文化正面临面临着生存危机。本文意在通过全面、深入地考 Tujia people are mainly distributed in the Wuling mountainous area adjacent to Hunan, Ecuasuan and Guizhou provinces. As late as the late Tang Dynasty, Tujia people formed a relatively stable community with common language and common living scene and sharing traditional value and collective consciousness. The Tujia ancestors formed the Tujia culture expressing their emotional appeal and unique life experience in the process of development and historical accumulation that depend on nature. As an important part of Chinese culture, Tujia culture provides an inexhaustible motive force for the preservation of cultural diversity and the continuous innovation of technology. However, due to the impact and influence of modern economic lifestyles and cultural concepts, Tujia culture faces the crisis of existence. This article is intended to pass a comprehensive, in-depth examination