国家、族群与民族走廊——“古苗疆走廊”的形成及其影响

Nation,Ethnic Group and Ethnic Corridor: The Formation of "Ancient Miao Territory Corridor" and Its Influence

"古苗疆走廊"作为中国南方东西向的民族走廊,是历史上中国内地进入西南民族地区的传统通道,其形成是中国各族群长期互动和中国经济、政治结构变革的结果。"古苗疆走廊"成因具有多元性:民族生态分布、西南民族贸易与区域市场、南方稻作水利田发展、国家力量的渗入、西南的经济开发与移民等。"古苗疆走廊"的提出,有助于了解明清以来中国西南纳入国家体系的进程,以及地域社会在这一进程中的应对;并扩大研究视野,即将各民族研究与跨族群、跨区域的整体研究相结合,作为西南非汉族群的"古苗疆走廊"不仅是连接西南与中国内地的大通道,而且是西南与全球经济连接的纽带。

The ＂Ancient Miao Territory Corridor＂, as an ethnic corridor extending from east to west in the south of China, is the main historical pass from the mainland into southwest ethnic region. Its formation resulted from the long - term interaction of various ethnic groups in China and its structural changes of economy and poli- tics. The cause of formation of ＂Ancient Miao Territory Corridor＂ is diverse in nature： the ecological distribution of the ethnic groups, the southwestern ethnic trade and regional markets, the development water conservancy＇ s for rice planting in the south, the infiltration of National strength, the economic development and migration in the southwest, and so on. It is of great significance to put forward the ＂Ancient Miao Territory Corridor＂. It not only helps to understand the process of how southwest was brought into national system, and how regional society coped with such situation, but also helps to widen research horizons, that is, to combine ethnic groups and cross -group, cross -region based on a holistie approaeh. ＂Ancient Miao Territory Corridor＂ rises in southwestern non -Han minority. It is not only the major thoroughfare connecting the southwest and the mainland of China, but also an economic link of the southwest and the globe.