Abstract:

During the Anti-Japanese War, Li Lincan, with the devotion to Naxi culture, crossed rivers and ranges of mountains to
visit the birthplace of the Naxi culture following Naxi ethnic migration routes from the books and records of Dongba for investigating the language, ballads, folk tales, folk beliefs, funeral and wedding customs of Naxi nationality. Most of his treatises are regarded as models of the study of the culture of Naxi nationality.

Key words: during the Anti-Japanese War, the fieldwork, the culture of Naxi nationality