A Case Study Of National Identity In Social Change

Being a multi-national country, China has developed the excellent tradition that is being tolerate to each other in the long history, manifested with an overall harmonious relationship. But what we must soberly realize is that the disparities between different ethnic groups, with the gradual deepening reform and opening up to the outside world, the continuous moral civilization construction and the rapid development of the socialist modernization construction. Especially when the strategy of developing the west regions of China has been carried out that there came the unprecedented development of communication and interaction, so much so that the heterogeneity was gradually reduced and homogeneity increased, but the discrepancies between the ethnic groups did not disappear. On the contrary, with the changing of the external environment, each ethnic group may have more ferocious competition in fields such as resources and economy for the sake of developing their own politics, economy and culture. The disputes and conflicts between the ethnic groups is unavoidable in certain period and scope. Deep analysis of national identity not only relates to the survival and development of the nation, but also play an important role for those of the whole Chinese nation. Tujia nationality, as one of the many ethnic groups of China, is extensively distributed on the boarders of Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan provinces, whose language, costumes, economic activities have basically eliminated the differences with those of Han ethnic group during the long process of communication and assimilation with other ethnic groups. But the members of this group still retain strong national identity that bears the comprehensive influence of originality and instrumental, showing the features of strata, situation and flexibility. A strong national identity is conducive to the unity of the ethnic group; and on the other hand, easy for it to be self-centered, not thinking of the benefit of other groups. Therefore, in the process of constructing China modernization, the national identity of Tujia nationality should be aroused to contribute to its development, and its members should also be united with the members of other groups to strengthen the consciousness of Tujia people as a part of the big family of China and to avoid the disputes and conflicts between different groups, thus creating a harmonious social atmosphere. Analyzing Tujia people's identities of Chinese Nation and of their own nationality from the four dimensions - cognition, emotion, attitude and behavior is conducive to guide Tujia people on different levels, integrating their Chinese Nation identity and their own nationality to strive for the great rejuvenation of Chinese nation and for Chinese nation standing out in the world, with the strong spiritual drive produced.