A Study On The Changes Of Xinjiang Minority Nationalities' Handicraft Industry Since The 1950s

The minority handicrafts in Xinjiang not only with strong local ethnic characteristics but also have characteristics of traditional production. Since the1950s, the local government under the correct leadership of the communist Party of China, through the efforts of the all ethnic groups, minority handicrafts in Xinjiang got rapid recovery and development.Before1949,the minority handicrafts in Xinjiang mainly based on cottage industry in production. It has low level of productivity. From the1950s to1970s, the minority handicrafts through the socialist reform, realize the cooperatives and establish a large number of the special products industry in minority regions. After1978, the economic system reform of minority handicrafts collective enterprises in Xinjiang has become the main line of the development. Self-employed minority handcrafts arise gradually, the handicraft industry modernization transformation. Production organization began to develop in the direction of large-scale, forming many minority handicrafts manufacturing base, part of the minority handicraft industry products by civilian life supplies to ethnic handicrafts and souvenirs. Since the1950s, traditional handicrafts not only can meet the need of the production, the life of the people of all ethnic groups, but also becoming an important way to improve living standards and increase their income. And in ethnic minorities regions to establish a large number of the special products production enterprises, these enterprises to promote the minority economy and culture, play an important role in advance.Since the1950s, the development of the minority handicrafts in Xinjiang shows some characteristics. To meet the different needs of people of all ethnic groups in terms of life, formed the unique national character of the Xinjiang minority handicraft industries and products. Make the national industrial products have significant national and local. In the mode of production, the minority handicrafts in Xinjiang production of traditional and modern combination. On consumption patterns for self-marketing, consumption object with the region, residents is given priority to this nation.Since the1950s, the minority handicrafts achievement in Xinjiang, at the same time there are also have manufacturing enterprises under collective ownership can not fully adapt to the market economy, Self-employed minority handicrafts scale small, the efficiency is low, the traditional handicrafts skill of extinction. These problems have become the main obstacle that influences the further development of minority handicrafts in Xinjiang. The reflection on the minority handicrafts in Xinjiang changes Since the1950s can realize that minority handicrafts development of Xinjiang must first depend on the policies of the communist party of China, only in under the guidance of the party and the state of these correct principles and policies, minority handicrafts to develop healthily. Reform is the fundamental way to Xinjiang minority handicrafts collective enterprises development for individual minority handicrafts to speed up the transformation of the mode of production. At the same time, Xinjiang minority handicrafts culture as a kind of industrial advantages and economic advantages for development, not only can obtain good economic benefits, but also can make the traditional handicrafts culture.