Investigations Of Chinese People To Xikang Society In The Republic Of China And Its Effects

Many investigations which Chinese People done to Xikang society in the Republic of China, is not only a reflection of modern Xikang society in politics, economy and culture, but also an important part of Chinese border investigation. This article, based on the history and referencing some opinions of sociology and ethnology, tries to research those social investigations in Xikang area, hoping to know the true history of modern Xikang society. We may realize the history of Xikang from the other hand. And makes an appropriation about investigation activities, thus to provide full and accurate historical basis for building Tibetan areas today and China's Western Development Program. This thesis is composed of five parts:The introduction clarifies the meaning of the title and the structure of this article as well as the questions to be answered in it.Chapter One studies the background in which Chinese People went into Xikang to do social investigations from three aspects: the increasing prominence of the status of Xikang Area, Xikang's development in politics, economy, culture; the rise of the study on the frontier China and the development of modern academic research [many colleges and universities and research institutions moving in the interior after Anti—Japanese War(1937—1945) broke out, the rise of the study on the frontier China; returned(from abroad) student and the development of anthropology in China and the development of Tibetology] as well as Liu Wenhui's support to scholar.Chapter Two, firstly, there is a survey of explorers and investigator who went into Xikang. Then form three sorts—government official, the people for studying...