从边疆到腹地:中国多元民族的不同类型——兼论“多元一体”格局

From the Frontier to the Hinterland: China's Pluralistic Variety of Nationalities

“多元一体格局”这样的概括 ,对演变至今的中国历史及其多民族结构提供了一种有用的认识框架。但无论从历史、地理还是族群文化等方面来看 ,其值得论证、展开的地方还很多。理论上讲 ,“一体”有待界说 ;现实当中 ,“多元”尚不平衡 ;而从腹地到边疆、从大陆到海岛 ,各相互有别的诸“元”差异 ,也还需要深入分析和研讨。联系中国历史上的帝国治理传统 ,从“边疆”和“腹地”两个角度及其相互对照试作论述 ,对多元之“元”及其所体现的不同之“多”做出探讨。

Pluralistic integration can be used as a valuable framework to understand the vicissitudes of the structure of China's nationalities. However, this framework is open to discussion from many aspects. Theoretically, integration is still to be defined and pluralism is dynamic in reality. This article deals with the different forms of pluralism from the frontier and the hinterland.