草原文化是华夏文化的活泼元素

Grassland culture is an integral part in Chinese culture

游牧是草原文化的基本元素。保存草原文化,就要给游牧以适当的地位。游牧是人类最早的仿生学,其合理内核可为农业现代化作贡献,不可一概视为落后而废除。草原文化从徒步游牧到骑马游牧,是一大进步,对人类文化的沟通交融作出了的重大贡献。一旦草原文化与农耕文化融合,发生系统耦合效应,将产生生态的、经济的巨大变革,从而导致文化的飞跃。我们不妨称为‘文化造山运动’。草原文化在华夏文化发展史中始终是活泼元素。人类文明将离不开草原文化的支撑。

Nomadic people play an important role in managing grasslands. Nomadism is a fundamental element of grassland culture, and a proper understanding of the nomadism is essential for the conservation of grassland culture. Nomadism is the earliest bionics in the history of human civilization, its core plays positive role in developing modern agriculture. Grassland culture has made a significant contribution to integrate different cultures across vast areas of land as nomadic activity was shifted from managing livestock by foot to riding. As the consequence of system coupling between the grassland culture and cropping culture both ecological and economical effects will be taken place. The net impact of this system coupling is seen as being positive to Chinese culture, which can be called an ＂Orogenic Movement＇ of culture. Grassland culture will continuously support human civilization since it has always been an active element in the development of Chinese culture.