民国时期北京旗人的“社会形象”及其身份认同

Manchu's Social Image and Their Ethnic Identity during the Period of the Republic of China

民国时期,北京旗人生活日益困苦,再加上"排满"风潮,使得他们逐渐沦为社会底层人士,很多旗人不得不从事一些他们认为是低贱的行业来维持生计。这一时期,无论是官方,还是媒体、社会大众,都对旗人的固有习性存有偏见,认为旗人的这些特征是造成北京社会问题的重要因素之一。在这种社会形象下,北京旗人的自身身份认同发生了变化,他们中的一些人不得不对外隐瞒自己的民族身份。

This article is concentrated on the relationship between Manchu＇s ethnic identity and their social image in Beijing during the period of the Republic of China. In Republic of China, Beijing Manchus＂ hfe was very poor, and owing to the social discrimination, they became the underclass. Therefore, most of them had to work in menial industry for their livelihoods. In this period, the government, media, and the public, had the discrimination for their habits and customs, thinking these habits are the reasons of Beijing＇s social problem. In this circumstance, some of them had to hidden their ethnic identity.