《望夫云》是白族古老的神话,在洱海周围的白族民间,已流传了千多年,早就家喻户晓了。本文拟就民间《望夫云》神话的形成及其演化发展,略事考索辨析。《望夫云》神话,历时虽然久远,但历来凭白语口耳相传,并不见诸文献记载,迄于明清之际,始有载录。如《云南通志》、《大理府志》、《大理县志》等地方史志,均有载录。《云南通志》载云:“俗传昔有人,素贫困;遇苍山神授以异术,忽生肉翅,能飞。 “Wangfu Cloud” is an ancient myth of the Bai people. The Bai people living around Erhai Lake have been known for thousands of years. This article attempts to analyze the formation, evolution and development of the myth of folk “Wangfu Cloud”. “Wangfu cloud” myth, although lasted for a long time, but has always been based on white language word of mouth, not seen in the literature, as of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there are records. Such as “Annals of Yunnan”, “Dali Prefecture”, “Dali County” and other local history, are recorded. “Annals of Yunnan” contains the cloud: "Some people used to be popular, poor; met Cangshan God to different techniques, suddenly raw meat wings, can fly.