Abstract: The myth of Chiyou is a shared cultural heritage created by the Chinese nation.With mythic narration as the prototype,festivals,operas,martial arts,landscapes and other diversified cultural carriers are derived in different regions,which together constitute a diversified yet integrated Chiyou cultural pedigree.It can be seen from the polyphonic narrative of the multi-ethnic group that the Chiyou myth constructed the collective memory of the same origin and common ancestor of the Chinese nation,endowed all ethnic groups with the identity of equality,unity,friendship and mutual assistance as brothers,and expressed the emotional connection with kinship of family and the country.It is proposed that in the new era,myths and legends are not only universal cultural symbols,but also concentrated expressions of multi-ethnic history,culture,social life and local experience,providing historical foundation and spiritual source for cultivating and solidifying the sense of community of the Chinese nation.

Key words: Chiyou myth, ethnic memory, national identity, cultural identity, the sense of community of the Chinese nation