The Construction Of National Identity Of The Ethnic Minorities In The Frontier Areas

Based on the Guojiao people, an ordinary branch of Hani nationality who live in Sino-Vietnamese frontier area, this thesis discusses the construction of national identity of ethnic minorities in frontier area. This article is divided into four chapters except the Introduction and the Conclusion.The first chapter discusses the cognitive of national symbols of the ethnic minorities in frontier area. In the process of national construction under the border crisis, the national boundaries were established, and the national symbol appeared among them, their frontier consciousness also gradually enhanced. With the strengthening of national management near the border areas, the normalized national symbols, such as national flags, the images of national leaders, appear among them frequently. Through these national symbols, the national cognitive of frontier minority is gradually intensified.The second chapter expounds the national identity endowing of the ethnic minorities in frontier area. Whether through the confirmation of national identity from the grass-roots organization, or through the shape of national identity involving in the system change, or through the national identification of ethnic identity in multi-ethnic country, the ethnic minorities in frontier area are endowed with certain national identity through the construction of nation-state. In addition, the enculturation of the ethnic minorities in frontier by national education, and the protection of citizens different from in and out all strengthened their sense of national identity.From the comparative perspectives, the third chapter mainly explores the construction of national identity of the ethnic minorities in frontier area. From the dimension of the historical comparison, the ethnic minorities’consciousness of national belonging and identity improved significantly due to the large economic and social development, the prosperity of ethnic traditional culture and the improvement of living conditions. From the perspective of comparing with neighboring countries, because of the difference of country system and policy, the uneven economic and social development on both sides, the labor price lower in neighboring countries and the one-way flow transnational women marriage from neighbors to China, the superior sense of the ethnic minorities in frontier as a Chinese citizen and the sense pride and belonging have been enhanced, and at the meanwhile their sense of national identity has been greatly promoted.In the fourth chapter, the author analyzed is the construction mechanism of the national identity of the ethnic minorities in frontier area. The author thinks that "national appeal to national supply" is the construction mechanism of national identity of the ethnic minorities in frontier. While the repeated cycle of "country giving-national acceptance and giving feedback-country again giving" is its basic form. This construction mechanism will be surely reflected in daily life among the ethnic minorities in frontier area, and its running situation will directly affect the ethnic minorities’national identity. In the process of constantly satisfy the demands of the ethnic minorities frontier area, we should try to positive response to their reasonable demand, adhere to the basic principles of fairness and justice, and keep comparative advantage to the neighboring countries in various aspects, so as to enhance their national identity.The Conclusion is the summary of this thesis. In the process of interacting with State, the national identity of the ethnic minorities in frontier area is constructed. Both State and the ethnic minorities in frontier area are the constructors of the national identity. Under the constructing mechanism of "national appeal to national supply", the whole ethnic minorities in frontier area have a strong sense of national identity. But because of the relative absence of participation of ethnic minorities in frontier area in the process of constructing and reconstructing national identity, the constructing mechanism will sometimes fail. Besides to continue to actively play a role of construction, State should also make the ethnic minorities play an active role in the construction of national identity, and make them more actively involved in the governance of the country, thereby to shape a symbiotic relationship of a sense of common destiny, let them consciously shoulder the state’s responsibilities and duties. Only in this way will the ethnic minorities’national identity be more stable, and will the state’s frontier also be more consolidated and safety.