Settlement And Ethnic Groups:Naming System And Exchange System Of The Miao In The Qingshui River Basin

The naming system and exchange system of the Miao people in Qingshui River basin are the same as the crystallization of settlement culture,and also the dominant expression of settlement culture.The naming system,in itself,is only a symbolic representation system of settlement culture.However,it is placed in the settlement,named by the group which exists in the settlement,which contains the logic of thinking.The exchange system as a group of interpersonal interaction,is the embodiment of the ethnic groups logic.Based on the long field investigation in Liufu Village,which belong to Qingshui River,this paper analyzes Miao Village 's naming system and exchange system,and explains Miao Village settlement and ethnic culture.Accordingly,the article is divided into two parts.The first part mainly through the summary of the naming system,to explain its relationship with the settlement culture.How to be remembered and settled the settlement of migration history in memory,toponymic memory is one of the important ways of memory.In the process of memory,produced name which named by branch,by topography,by the historical names.These names reflect the rich culture of settlement.Settlement migration,habitat,family feuds are displayed through analysis the name of Liufu village.The continuation and inheritance of the family name in the name is not only the inheritance of the family blood,but also the distinction between the family and family,and the difference between the obligations of the logo.It is found that further research of names,and even the boundaries of ethnic groups can be marked.The example of Han nationality transfer to Miao nationality in Liufu village's,and even the entire Qingshui River 's Han nationality transform to Miao nationality,Dong nationality transform to Miao nationality,orother ethnic groups into the Miao nationality,all can be studied by trace back the ancestor's name and descendants' s name.The naming system embodies the family group logic and the survival wisdom in the settlement,and the exchange system shows the demarcation line of the development of ethnic groups and the needs for future generations.Exchange system in addition to market exchange,help system and sacrifice exchange,other forms of exchange and exchange principles are related to marriage.The exchange of Miao villages is based on the flow of people and things between settlement interior and settlements.The key point is that people.Therefore,the exchange system led by the people,the ultimate embodiment of the relationship between the population,namely the group logic.Taking the naming system and exchange system as the starting point to analyze the cultural core of settlements and ethnic groups,which is a new perspective for the study of the settlement and ethnic groups.