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Natives: Guanzhong Region Shandong Zhuangzi "anthropological Research

Posted on:2012-05-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2207330335471485Subject:Ethnology
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The immigrants from Shandong to Shaanxi began to immigrate at the end of the Qing Dynasty, a large number of immigrants from Shandong have formed gradually inhabited villages in the Guanzhong area. These villages was called "Shandong Zhuangzi" by local residences. Experiencing a long period of change and integration, they have remained characteristics of Shandong indigenous life. This paper introduce history of "Shandong Zhuangzi" immigration, with a individual case, researching the interaction and integration between Natives.The thesis divided into three chapters:The first chapter is an description about "Shandong Zhangzi" in Guanzhong area, is a general description. Shandong, Shaanxi, including the historical reasons of process of migration. It describe the formation and location of "Shandong Zhangzi".The second chapter selected a more typical place which is called "Shandong Zhangzi", treating the village as a field investigation of cases to do a more detailed study. It simply introduced the basic situation of the village and its dialects, food culture, housing construction, customs, marital status, religion, ancestral memories, and so like.The third chapter analyzes the interaction and integration between Natives Ranging the beginning of the conflict and gap to economic and cultural exchanges, The fact a large number of marriages sign that people's integration has been enlarged. The "Shandong Zhangzi" immigrants and their descendants have undergone regional identity in different periods.Having being changed and integrated over hundred years, the "Shandong Zhangzi" immigrantswhile remains mang local characteristics, with a giant changes in identity. It is proved that they have become a master with diligent and honest in this village. With a disappearing of concept between immigrant and native people, those who was born in this villager and who come from the outside world, has been a history memory written in eghnography.
Keywords/Search Tags:Guanzhong area, Shandong Zhuangzi, Anthropology, Research
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