An Analysis of the Translation Strategies in Chamu of Yang Liu’s Translation

The Yi ethnic group’s creation epic Chamu, as a national intangible cultural heritage, is not only an important part of Yi culture but also a significant manifestation of the diverse cultures of the Chinese nation. As an epic of the Yi ethnic group’s intangible cultural heritage, Chamu records the origin and development history of human beings and all things and is the fertile ground for the germination of Yi culture. Its English translation helps to introduce the Yi ethnic group’s epic to the world, promotes Western readers’ understanding of the Yi ethnic group’s epic, and facilitates the dissemination of traditional culture. Since the text involves a large number of Chinese culture-loaded words, this paper mainly analyzes what translation strategies the Yang Liu translation uses to deal with the cultural factors in the original text and how these translation strategies are manifested.