Research On The Contemporary Change Of Waxiang People's Traditional Culture

Waxiang people refer to ethnic group living in Hunan Province Yuanling,Luxi,Chenxi,Xupu and Guzhang County border,and more settlements in Yuanshui River basin.According to the 2010 sixth national census,the population of over 50 Waxiang people million,of which a maximum of Yuanling County Waxiang people population,more than 30 million people.Waxiang people has a long history of ethnic groups in the long process of historical development,Waxiang people have created colorful material culture,institutional culture and spiritual culture,ethnic culture has formed the ethnic characteristics of the generations of.Waxiang people because of its unique culture and language,"Xianghua" and won the group title-Waxiang people.According Hunan Province "on the ethnic composition of the legacy of Yuanling County approved"(Gordon Family [1994] No.27)file,Yuanling Waxiang people are attributed to the Miao,Tujia,Dong and Han ethnic identity.Although most Waxiang people won a national minority Miao,Tujia,Dong,and some Waxiang people families even exist Han,Miao,Tujia,Dong four kinds of ethnic composition.However,Waxiang people still identify unique cultural and linguistic identity " Xianghua " as a symbol of ethnic identity Waxiang people,still strong sense of ethnic identity.Waxiang people is a ethnic group had widespread controversy in the national recognition of ethnic groups,but also exposure to the Han,Miao,Tujia,Dong and other ethnic groups of the edge.Ethnic identity so long edge Waxiang people dilute the sense of national identity,which makes the Waxiang people traditional culture has a lot of tolerance and fusion power as an important thrust Waxiang people traditional culture of contemporary change.Waxiang people in its long historical development,with their hard work to create a rich and varied culture,these traditional cultural heritage of the Waxiang people deepest spiritual pursuit,is going Waxiang people,development and expansion of power source.Waxiang people traditional culture and distinctive features,including: resist foreign aggression,to serve the motherland and patriotism;homebody,love of ethnic self-esteem home;honest and trustworthy,friendship oriented acted norms;unity and harmony,social relations of mutual cooperation law;self-improvement,hard-working and simple way,and so the group of self-reliance.Waxiang people traditional culture is an important part of the organization of Huxiang culture,but also the treasure house of Chinese culture an integral part.In our current efforts to promote the "four comprehensive" building in the background,Waxiang people strengthen cultural protection,inheritance and development innovation,is conducive to enhancing the cohesion of Waxiang people,stimulate Waxiang people for the recognition of the great motherland,the Chinese nation's identity of Chinese cultural identity,the socialist road with Chinese characteristics for recognition,promote economic and social development and the construction of the beautiful countryside Waxiang people region.Cultural change is one of Ethnology and Anthropology important topic today,and made a large number of research results.Studies on Waxiang people cultural and social development,but also achieved some results,but on the Waxiang people culture studies,mainly in the field of language,research results about Waxiang people traditional cultural change is still relatively scarce,lack more in-depth investigations and studies.With China building a moderately prosperous career progresses,Waxiang people social exchanges with the outside world had relatively closed increasingly frequent,Waxiang people traditional culture are being Changes occur.Based on fieldwork,ethnology,history,sociology,demography,cultural anthropology and folklore,and other related knowledge as a theoretical basis,the use of literature research,field surveys,questionnaires,text analysis and case studies and other methods of Waxiang people representative of the traditional culture and Change research.Attempts to summarize the characteristics and influencing factors of traditional culture and contemporary Waxiang people Changes,and reflect on their gains and losses,to the study of traditional culture and contemporary Waxiang people Changes can compensate for the lack Waxiang people cultural research,but also for those cultural studies have similar experiences edge ethnic reference.In this thesis is divided into seven parts.The introduction clarifies the purpose and significance of the topic of this paper,and introduced with topics related to domestic and foreign research situation and theory,research methods and main points such as the use of.The first chapter of the Waxiang people historical origin and their traditional cultural background of the system introduced.The second chapter of the field survey data and historical documents to classify,organize,induction and analysis,detailed analysis of the traditional culture and other aspects of basic necessities Waxiang people and contemporary changes.The third chapter analyzes the changes of contemporary tile countryman institutional culture of political,economic,weddings and birthday,family and education.The fourth chapter analyzes the Waxiang people religion,festivals and cultural changes of contemporary production and living customs,oral literature and performing arts,culture and other spiritual ideas.The fifth chapter analyzes the traditional culture and contemporary Waxiang people Changes features in terms of history and geography,education,ethnic intermarriage,social transformation analyzed factors Waxiang people traditional culture of contemporary change.Finally,national contacts,cultural exchanges and blending adaptation Perspective Waxiang people,cultural consciousness and cultural development were thinking and discussion.And put forward their views and suggestions,Waxiang people culture in an ever-changing process should actively cultural self-abandon,selectively absorb foreign culture and realization of different cultures interact to form a new Waxiang people cultural progress to achieve the sustainable development of Waxiang people culture.