Abstract:

Wang Hua，a woman writer from Gelao Nationality of Guizhou，sticks to the position of native folks and concerns the survival of villagers in Guizhou in her composition. Homeland，one of her novels，is about metaphysical thoughts and expression attempts for highlighting the humanistic value of rural culture. In an obscure manner，Homeland displays the value of traditional rural culture through a series of clashes and comparisons of Ansha culture and the outside culture. In this novel，people from Ansha，who did not treasure their own culture initially，finally recognize the value of traditional rural culture，in the process of moving to the outside and suffering torture，and thus，resolve to protect their culture in a magical and desperate way. Homeland shows Wang Hua has successfully achieved metaparadigms in her expression of traditional rural culture. Its characteristics are democratic and equal expressions of local culture，with reference to the “local knowledge”，“interpretation of anthropology”，“semiotics” and other means of cultural studies.

Key words: Wang Hua, Homeland, Ansha culture, Gelao Nationality, local knowledge