On Miao's Cultural Resources Value Under The Context Of Ecosystem Service For Poverty Alleviation

Over the past few decades,China has made remarkable achievements in poverty alleviation.However,in 2011,the State Council announced that there are still 14 concentrated special hardship areas in China,indicating that there are still some areas of economic depression in China.It is worth emphasizing that 10 of the 14 concentrated special hardship areas are ethnic minority areas.This means that in the current poverty problem in China,there may be more formidable difficulties and strong resistance in poverty alleviationof ethnic minority areas.At the same time,the scope of poverty-stricken areas in China coincides with about most of the areas of ecologically fragile areas.In the past,poverty alleviation work focused on the economybenefits but not on ecologyprotection.However,many ethnic minority areas once with good ecological environment have also appeared ecological poverty phenomenon associated with ecological decline or ecological cataclysm.Focusing on the special problems of poverty alleviation in ethnic minority areas in China and the long-term goal of ecological poverty alleviation,there is a realistic problem worthy of deep thinking and serious study,how to use the ethnic cultural resources to achieve economic growth and ecological protection.At present,the relevant departments of the Chinese government and many scholars have deeply studied the problem of poverty among ethnic minorities,put forward the idea of ecological poverty alleviation or green poverty alleviation,and actively explored a new path tobalance the benefits of both economic growth and ecological protection.the poverty groups of Miao nationality in Wuling Mountain concentrated special hardship area is representative.Since the relationship between the specific national culture and the poverty of the corresponding ethnic group is a big subject,even only focusing on the Miao's nationality and its culture as research objects is also a difficult task to accomplish in a short time.So,it's much better to focus on a representative Miao village and analyze the value of the local Miao's traditional cultural resources to its ecological poverty alleviation practice.The method of dissecting a sparrow,which is commonly used in ethnology,is the best agreement with this idea,and points out train of thought from point to surface.Followingthe reliable method of ethnology and taking Zila Village as the sparrow,can make it possible to study the value of Miao's cultural resources in ecological poverty alleviation.In order to do a good job in this study,we should find out the following questions.Is there any value of Miao's cultural resources in the field of ecological poverty alleviation? If there is,then what are the specific cultural resources and what are the respective values? Which of these Miao's cultural resources can be applied to the practice of ecological poverty alleviation? How to select and use them to solve the problems of local ecological poverty? In order to find out above problems,we can start from the following.Firstly,we should have a comprehensive understanding of the general situation of the field point,especially the present situation of the local Miao's culture,the local habitat,the Miao's culture and the local economic and ecological conditions,the Miao's cultural resources most closely related to ecological poverty alleviation.Secondly,we should thoroughly investigate the root causes of overall poverty in the field point.If there is the problem of poverty caused by the cultural change of Miao,we should find the content,function and influence of Miao's culture elements.Thirdly,we should carefully select the Miao's cultural resources and elements that are conducive to the maintenance of the natural environment and the overall eradication of poverty.We should explore the realistic path of transforming these cultural resources into cultural capital,and put forward how to use these cultural elements in order to promote ecological poverty alleviation.Finally,we should study the Miao's culture in the game of state power,market capital and folk power,the practical role of Miao's cultural resources in the practice of ecological poverty alleviation,the power of the acailable and the possible resistance.Among many Miao villages that meet these requirements,Zila Village in Huayuan County is the most suitable field point.Zila Village is a pure Miao village with deep Miao's culture and good inheritance.The production and livelihood of this village still mostly follow the local Miao's tradition,but also face the infiltration and impact of foreign culture.Zila Village used to be rich because of the Zila Tribute Rice and other Miao's cultural resources.Nowadays,the ecological environment of Zila Village is not as good as before,which has become one of the important factors influencing the overall economic situation of the village.Among 162 poverty-stricken villages in Huayuan County,Zila Village is a remote with backward economy,deep poverty and difficulty in poverty alleviation.After field investigation,from the perspective of Cultural-EcologyCommunity,we found that the root causes of the overall poverty of Zila Village is not only economic and ecological problems,but also the rejection andhindrance of Miao's cultural factors.There are four main factors which have resulted in poverty in Zila Village,including dis-embedding between traditional culture change and ecological environment,running in the opposite direction between traditional culture change and ecological environment,the presence of state power and the disorder of ethnic culture,the traction from capital market and the dislocation of ethnic culture.For Zila Village,the role of Miao's culture in the process of forming ecological poverty elements such as ecological decline and economic distress can not be ignored.At present,there are many Miao's cultural resources suitable for ecological poverty alleviation in Zila Village,including Zila Tribute Rice,Miao's embroidery,Miao's singing and dancing,Miao's religion,etc.By chance,the Zila Tribute Rice compound Farming System in Huayuan of Hunan was successfully selected as the fourth batch of important agricultural and cultural heritage in China in June 2017.Since then,Zila Village has received a great opportunity of rapid development and ecological poverty alleviation.Driven by the ecological industry of Zila Tribute Rice,the other cultural resources and elements of the Miao nationality,such as Miao's embroidery and Miao's singing and dancing,may also be helpful to enrich the local ecological poverty alleviation ideas and promote the overall development.However,the application of Miao's cultural resources to the practice of ecological poverty alleviation can not be smooth,let alone achieve overnight.The practice of attacking poverty in Zila Village for many years and the many game cases in the current exploration of ecological poverty alleviation are excellent proof.Fortunately,in the intricate of multi-game,Miao's cultural resources still have the opportunity of exerting its ability.Since all parties are immersed in the sea of culture all the time,the Miao's cultural resources and elements can play a role in ecological poverty alleviation directly or indirectly through these game forces.Thus,in the field investigation and poverty alleviation practice in Zila Village,the good effects of traditional Miao's cultural resources on the ecological restoration,economic growth and overall development of Zila Village have been realized and embodied to a certain extent.Therefore,the contemporary value of Miao's cultural resources to ecological poverty alleviation is proved.Through the field investigation of Zila Village and the analysis under the guidance of relevant theories,we can know that Miao culture is an information system that guides the survival,development and continuity of local Miao people.Miao culture is not only a reconciliation agent that can balance the dual goals of ecology and economy,but alsoa treasure contains many cultural resourcessustainably used.For present Zila Village,in order to repair the ecological environment,increase the whole income and get rid of poverty,and maintain the actual effect and long-term effect of ecological poverty alleviation,vigorously developing the Miao's cultural and ecological industry is the best way.Finally,we get the conclusion that the Miao's cultural resources have great ecological and economic value to the ecological poverty alleviation.The application of Miao's cultural resources in Zila Village to ecological poverty alleviation is likely to provide a useful reference for other ethnic poor areas and groups.