The Historical Memory Of Ethnic Identity And Social Construction

With the establishment of nation States, social stability in minority communities within nation States has become the focus of the nation State.Ethnic studies become the important subject of academic research. A group exists, because the ethnic identity of the members of this ethnic group. And recognition not only in the members belonging to this group, there are specific cultural practices."Duo"is sacrifice to their ancestors Pa Yanleng in Bulang Mount of Bulang ethnic group, this article through analysis the" Duo ", discusses the legend of Pa Yanleng and ritual of based on common source of origin and migration history with suffering of Bulang, which strengthening ethnic identity and important function in maintaining ethnic boundaries.By diachronic analysis, the traditional sacrifice "Duo" and the progenitor of modern tea festival, both evoke the Bulang ethnic group common historical memory, strengthen the kinship members of the Bulang ethnic group in the reality, developed a linkages of Foundation, combining the bulang nationality ethnic consciousness.Also, with the cancel of "Duo"and the construction of ancient tea festival, we saw the construction of ethnic identity. The construction of ancient tea festival was produced by Government, non-government organization, market and Bulang ethnic group.First,the produced of tea festival is the result of ethnic consciousness growth of Bulang. In turn, also arouse history memory, and traditional "Duo" sacrifice of Bulang ethnic group strengthening Bulang ethnic group of ethnic consciousness, formed ethnic identity.At the same time, the process of construction ethnic consciousness the fundamental stems from common historical memory of based historical memory of common blood and family ties.Show the ethnic consciousness, emphasized the ethnic boundaries, ethnic identity formed the game depending on the ethnic group of the main political and economic interests.Ethnic identity of tool dimensions and foundation dimension are fused together, cultural practices of ethnic identity was constructed by common historical memory.