Preliminary Exploration to "Kezhi" Culture in Liangshan Yi Area

As a debate form in the Liangshan Yi area, Kezhi is not only an art of dialogue, but also a way of oral communication and transmission, through which Yi people tell their history, explore the unknown and stimulate rational thinking. This paper is to investigate the connotation of Kezhi culture, the rules, content, scene and patterns of Kezhi performance, and to analyze the inheritance crisis and the reasons in contemporary society.