ABSTRACT
Hua Mountain is literally translated from “Balai” in Zhuang language (“Ba” means “mountain” in Zhuang language; “Lai” means “painting” in Zhuang language), and it refers to “great mountain with paintings. Because rock painting color of Hua Mountain is red, it is also called “Red Mountain”, “Xianying Mountain,” “Renying
1 INTRODUCTION
Zuo River basin is an important part of cultural circle in southwest China. Zhuang ancestors settling on the southwest border of Guangxi belong to a part of the big family of China. In two thousand years, this nation has created colorful and rich national traditional sports culture. Rock paintings of Hua Mountain provide clear evidence for the history of disappeared ancient Xiou and Luoyue people, and in particular provide a real tangible evidence for the development history of Zhuang nationality. Just like ancient rock paintings around the world, they reproduce the disappeared history, include rich cultural connotations, and are worthy of attention and study.
