社会环境对民族特征的影响——以中亚东干人为例

On the Influences of Social Environment on National Traits——An Example of the Donggan in Central Asia

中亚的东干人经过一百余年的繁衍发展,已经融入到当地社会生活之中,东干人表现出巨大的民族内聚力与强烈的社会适应性。他们的民族特征在当地社会环境的影响下,在保留部分的同时,许多方面发生变化。文章主要通过对这一现象的探讨,得出中亚东干人完全可以成为有别于中国回族的新民族的观点。

The Donggan in Central Asia have been blended into the local social life over a century＇s evolution. They express powerful national interior unity and strong social adaptability. Under the influences of the local social environment, they have changed of their national traits in many aspects although some have been passed down. This paper, analyzing this phenomenon, concludes that the Donggan in Central Asia can be an independent nationality different from the Hui nationality in China.