Research On Traditional Technology Of Dong Group From The View Of Hydro-Culture And Education

Problems in the process of Dong modernization are superficially conflicts of cultural phenomena and the confrontational and worsening relationship between nature and human beings; from deep administrative levels, the infiltration of modern technology is the key of the problem. Nowadays, external culture, which swarms into the Dong area primarily through the introduction of modern technology, puts an unprecedented squeeze on Dong traditional culture; modern technology with its external universality disrupt and replace traditional technology of Dong group and thus stir the traditional lifestyle of Dongs. If Dong traditional technology were to be completely replaced by modern technology, then the survival wisdom of this ethnic group would probably be eliminated and its traditional culture would be totally destroyed. Therefore, how to ensure the continuation and transmission of the Dong traditional technology is a critical issue that cannot be ignored, which is precisely the background of this research.From the theoretical level, traditional technology is marginalized by the academia and does not receive enough attention for a long time and many excellent technologies were covered by backward traditional technologies. However, without technology, the foundation of culture would be shook, rationality would be lost, and thus sustainable development of the Dong community would be impossible. Therefore, the aim of this research is to examine the value of transmitting traditional technology from the educational and cultural point of view, to find out the inner meaning and educational value, and to analyze Dong traditional technology system through structural-functionalism, symbolic philosophy and social constructivism in order to rebuild the modern transmitting system of Dong traditional technology.Key arguments of this research include:excellent traditional technology as an essential part of the Dong culture plays a very important role in the process of Dong traditional culture' continuance, individual socialization and sustainable development of the Dong society; how to rebuild modern transmitting system of traditional technology and make effective transmission possible is the key issue. The thesis will focus on the traditional technology system in which Dong hydro-culture is the main axle from perspectives of hydro-culture and education, and based on this, the necessity of traditional technology transmission, analysis on the relationship between Dong hydro-culture and traditional technology, the structures and characters of Dong traditional technology, analysis on the educational value of Dong traditional technology, and reflection over modern transmitting situation of Dong traditional technology will be the five parts of this study.This research demonstrates the necessity of traditional technology transmission from cultural pluralism and the relationship between Dong traditional and modern technology; based on structural-functionalism, it analyzes the inner relationship between Dong traditional technology and the hydro-culture and summarizes the general characters of traditional technology system based on hydro-culture; it discusses Dong traditional views of nature and universe which are formed around traditional technology; it investigates Dong traditional technology in which the core is integrated rice-fish-duck farming technology to further explore its cultural and educational value and to point out the basic approach and features of traditional technology transmission; it discusses the educational value of Dong traditional technology and analyzes the obstacles that its modern transmission faces, and thus provides proposals on how to rebuild this traditional technology transmitting system and how vocational education in ethnic area could contribute to that transmission.On the basis of extensively investigation and deeply analyses, the author maintains that traditional technology, as the source power of the development of Dong traditional society and a very important part of multi-culture, is of inheritable value for the sustainable development of Dong society, diversity of ethnic culture, personal socialization, etc. In the modernization in the Dong area, it is necessary to response rationally to the conflicts between tradition and modernization, to seek new transmitting strategy under conflicts and integration, to structure modern transmitting system of traditional technology, and to achieve transcendence in the adherence and innovation of excellent traditional technologies.This research focuses on Dong traditional technology and its transmitting system from the perspectives of Hydro-culture and education, finds out its cultural and educational value, and provides references for the modern transmission of Dong traditional technology, the reform and development of vocational education in ethnic area, and the expansion of the research field in ethnic education.