Abstract:

Affected by natural conditions, social environment, economic policy and other factors, the living style of fishermen in Erhai
Lake fishing village changed from single way of fishing for a live to diversity ones. This transition does not only change villagers'
standard of living, but also plays an important role for Bai culture on clothing, houses, festivals, traditional customs and so on. Some
important cultural matters attract attentions to win the heritage and development opportunities, and some cultural matters have sped up
the pace of change and extinction.

Key words: living style, transition, culture of Bai nationality