明代湘黔边“苗疆”“堡哨”“边墙”考

A Study of "The Miaos Territory", "Sentry Forts" and "Border Walls" on the edge of Hunan and Guizhou Provinces during the Ming Dynasty

本文对湘黔边一带史称“苗疆” 的苗族聚居区在明代年设的“堡哨”、“边墙” 的历史沿革和作用进行了考察分析，认为“堡哨”、“边墙”是苗族人民顽强斗争的结果，客观上使当地苗族文化得以保存和传承。

The Miaos settlement on the edge of Hunan and Guizhou provinces is historically called 'the Miaos territory' In this article, the author investigates and analyses the historical evolution and effects of 'sentry forts' and 'border walls' set up at 'the Miaos territory' dur-ing Ming Dgnasty. It is considered that 'sentry forts' and 'border walls' are results of in-domitable struggles of the Miaos, which objectively makes it possible to preserve and carry for-ward the local culture of the Miaos.