The Invention Of Tradition And Ethnic Identity

With the emergence and rise of modernization,urbanization and consumer culture,the national tourism and cultural industry has gradually emerged in ethnic minority areas.Although most regions now advocate " trade activities set the stage and Cultural events play the star role",in the minority areas that are less developed like Pengshui,the main direction of development is " Cultural events set the stage and trade activities play the star role ".So under the influence of the government and commercialization,Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County combined their own resources to develop a folklore tourism culture industry dominated by Miao culture.In the process,some old traditions were recreated,such as large-scale singing song.Singing Miao songs is a major custom and cultural feature of the Miao people,but in the "Chineseization is very serious",and even some local Miao people call themselves "fake Miao" Peng Shui,singing Miao song is not in the daily life of people appear.The rise of folklore tourism culture and economy,the government’s attention and the need for cultural performances,the large-scale singing of Miao songs has not only become the "new tradition" of Miao culture,but the singer Miao song "Jiao Ayi" has become unique to Pengshui Miao people.A cultural representation symbol."Jiao Ayi" is a Miao love song originating from Pengshui Saddled Miao Village."Jiao Ayi" refers to the beautiful girl of Miao in Miao language.In this paper,the main point of discussion is the new tradition created by the external factors such as commercialization and government---singing the Miao song "Jiao Ayi",in the ritualized performance and the mass media The relationship between the reconstruction process and the ethnic identity of the Miao people in Pengshui County.The thesis is divided into seven parts.The first part is the introduction,including the reasons for choosing the topic,literature review,research methods,research ideas and framework content.The second part is to sing the Miao song "Jiao Ayi" as an invented tradition,how it was chosen as "new tradition",the history of Pengshui national integration,the modern Chinese identity consciousness and the past Miao song And the introduction of "Jiao Ayi".The third part is mainly about the singing and modern communication mode of Jiao Ayi.The fourth part is an analysis of the economic and national policies behind the invented traditions.The fifth part is the modern communication and ethnic identity of Miao Ge’s "Jiao Ayi",which sings the performance ceremony of "Jiao Ayi" from the 10,000 people and the mass media of Miao women in Miao songs,rituals and images.Constructed to analyze its impact on the identity of the Miao ethnic group.The sixth part is the Miao ethnic identity and modern influence.It mainly discusses ethnic cognition,cultural consciousness and cultural repair in the contrast of modern society,and the ethnic identity of the Miao nationality and the "Chinese national identity." The seventh part is a summary,summarizing the conclusions of the above chapters and the shortcomings of this paper.