论“屯堡”文化现象存在于特定地域的原因

On the Reason of Tunpu Culture Formation in Specific Region

清代、民国时期地方志记载的"屯军堡子"或"屯堡人",为明代卫所驻军的后裔。在特定的时期与地域,贵州西部平坝、安顺等地的卫所驻军,形成以封闭自守为特征的区域社会以及相应的"屯堡"文化。出自某些原因,清代流民较少迁居"屯堡人"地区,"屯堡人"得以保留。"屯堡"文化现象堪称是反映人类历史活动难得一见的"活化石"。"屯堡"文化现象的存在,表明在西南边疆的民族关系方面,基于特定的时代与自然人文环境,可能形成不同于主流类型的若干亚类型。

The Tunpu or Tunpu People recorded on the local chronicles during Qing Dynasty and the Repubilc of China era refers to the descendants of borderguards of Ming Dynasty. In specific era and region, the Wei-Suo located in Pingba and Anshun of western Guizhou province formed a regional society which kept its door closed, and corresponding culture, namely Tunpu Culture. Since the immigrants seldom settled in Tunpu area in Qing Dynasty, Tunpu Culture were kept from generation to generation. Academically, Tunpu Culture is the living fossil that witnesses human activities on history.The Rising of Tunpu Culture shows that ethnic group relationship in south west part of China, can develops into sub-cultures quite different from the mainstream culture due to the influence of specific time and humanistic environment.