Bamo Qubumo (Bamo Qubbumo) is currently writing her doctoral dissertation on Nuosu epic tradition at Beijing Normal University. She often returns to the Cold Mountains, her birthplace, to conduct field research on various aspects of Bimo culture and Yi narrative traditions. She is Associate Researcher and Deputy Director of the Division of Southern Ethnic Literature at the Institute of Ethnic Literature at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Her publications include The Golden-Eagle Spirit and The Poetic Soul: The Poetics of Ancient Yi Scripture (2000).