The Social Study On Traditional PaiYao Community

LianNan County is in the north-west of Guangdong Province, the area is 1305.929 square kilometers. The northeast on the LianZhou city, the southeast on the Yangshan County, the south on the Huaiji county, the west on the LianShan Zhuang and Yao nationalities Autonomous County, the northwest on the JiangHua Yao nation Autonomous County of Hunan province. According to 2005 researched show that in LianNan County have 41,759 families, means that the population is 80,972, including 21,365 Yao families. The main nationalities in LianNan County include Yao nationality, Han nationality and ethnic Zhuang nationality and so on. But in the LianNan Yao is called in two different ways, as to their lifestyle. One is PaiYao, the other is GuoShanYao.In the Liannan County, Pai Yao Had "Eight Pai Twenty-four Chong" in Ming Dynasty. In eighPai, the greatest one is Nanggang, it was known as the "parent row." In history ,they had formed the democratic elections social system, "Yao Lao Zhi".This paper gave Nangang (Pai) Guzhai example, the company ranked LianNan County PaiYao GuZhai conducted a comprehensive field research, study and analyze the Guzhai's history, current situation and the preserved the national data. Research including Nangang Guzhai's construction, residents and community organizations;migration and its impact;its culture; The education of Guzhai and its economic structure; The protection and tourism values of Guzhai.And so on. Reflects about the social characteristics of PaiYao in LianNan County. And to explore that how to prêtect the traditional culture of ethnic minorityes.