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On The Traditional Culture Of GuangXi Dong Nationality And Its Development In Contemporary Age

Posted on:2002-07-06Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y ZhouFull Text:PDF
GTID:2167360032957242Subject:China's modern history
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Dong Nationality is a minority in South China which possesses unique and colourful traditional culture. Today, under the socialist condition, Dong people's traditional culture is still imposing great influence upon the development of Dong society . How lo criticize and succeed the traditional culture under the circumstances of the open-door policy and the Great Exploitation of the west, is a matter closely related to the fate of millions of Dong people in Guangxi and even the whole country. As for Dong people's traditional culture, scholars' major in national history have carried out a lot of research work. Their studies mainly focus on sorting materials and investigation into particular Dong communities . However, few attempts have been made to delve into Dong people by combining the traditional culture and its contemporary development . Based on the theory of Maxis and Lenin at the point that the construction of new socialist culture must be combined with the criticizing and succeeding of national traditional culture, this thesis makes a deep study into Dong people's literature about history so as to find out its developing laws; meanwhile, in comparing its culture with those of other nationalties', the thesis summarizes the features of Dong people's traditional culture and the reasons of formation. This paper also discusses ways in constructing advanced socialist culture . meaning at filling the "blank" in this research field. So this thesis is valuable in both academic research and practice.Based on the study of a large amount of records about Dong people , this thesis sums up three basic characteristics of Dong people's traditional culture :〢griculture and forestry are two basic productive departments ; with a dual nature of the combination of maternal remaining and faternal dominance, and the mix of primitive customs and federal ideology. ㏒equences of fokelores and institutions resulted from primitive blood relationship.(3)The all-embracing nature resulted from the amalgmation of different nationalities and weak culture. These three characteristics determine and influence Dong people's traditional culture .Part 2 to part 10 delve into the twelve most characteristic aspects of Dong people's traditional culture, including forestry, dress adornments, buildings, marriges, of families, the organization of "Kuan", festivals, ethics, religion, literature, arts and education, etc . and make an attempt to summarized the laws and features of these twelve aspects. This thesis further proposes ways to reform, utilize and develop Dong people's traditional culture in the contemporary age.Part 2and part 3 make a study into dong people's forestry and some aspects their life culture, which fall into the category of matter culture. This thesis concludes that the laws and characteristics of dong people's traditional forestry lie in primitive public ownership to land,regional management, rudimeatary utilization of resources and superstition in protecting forests, etc. Based on this, this thesis sugguests that, in order to reform and utilized. Dong people's traditional forestry ,the following measures should be taken:﹖o further develop the level of management; ﹖o exploit the waterpower;(3)to clarify properly right; @to advocate environment protection; (5) to train local technicians. Dong people's dress adornments, food and drinks, architectures, which belong to life culture, are the outcome of cultivation life, primitive workship and amalgamation of different nationalities. Drum-tower is the best sample on behalf of Dong people's art of architecture. After a careful study ,this thesis points out that drum-tower is a special kind of building with a combination of community and patriarchal. Clan system , science and superstition, sacrifice and assembly, excutive and entertaiment. Dong people's building techniques and try to take advantages of them.Part 4 to part 6 delve into Dong people's marriages and families, the organization of "Kuan", and festivals, which belong to the category of Social culture. By summe...
Keywords/Search Tags:Guangxi, Dong Nationality, traditional, culture
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