Dowry Households for"Princess"of Qing Dynasty and Ethnic Interaction and Integration in Inner Mongolia

Due to the Manchu-Mongolian intermarriage policy implemented during the Qing Dynasty,a substantial number of Manchu,Mongolian and Han Chinese accompanied royal figures,commonly referred to as"princesses",to Mongolia as dowry households.The dowry household system underwent customization during the Qianlong period,and its temporal and spatial distribution,influenced by policies and various factors,exhibited a gradual decline from east to west.The impact of these dowry households on Inner Mongolian society is predominantly manifested in people's mobility,economic structures,and social organization forms within the Inner Mongolia Region.This article utilizes official archives,historical records,and folk memories to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the communication,interaction and integration between princess"dowry households and ethnic group in Inner Mongolia.

Towards Interaction,Communication and Integration of Ethnic Groups with Commonality:A Comparison of Inner Mongolia,Guangxi and Ningxia Autonomous Region

One crucial measure of strengthening and advancing the Party's work on ethnic affairs in the new era is to promote interaction,communication and integration of various ethnic groups,so as to enhance commonality.Entering the new era,Inner Mongolia,Guangxi and Ningxia have achieved remarkable results in encouraging interaction,communication and integration of various ethnic groups.By comparatively analyzing successes of the three autonomous regions through the perspective of promoting commonality,this article summarizes the following strategic revelations:1)we should comprehensively implement the Party's ethnic policies and ensure theactual implementation of mutual interaction,mutual communication and mutual integration of ethnic groups;2)we should proactively promote the substantial progress of the economy,so as to provide solid material foundation for mutual interaction,mutual communication and mutual integration of ethnic groups;3)we should facilitate activities that promote ethnic unity and progress,so that the promotion of interaction,communication and mutual integration of ethnic groups can be seen,be felt and gain actual outcomes;4)we should take measures that suit to local conditions and explore all-round embedding mechanisms in order to foster the ethos for mutual interaction,mutual communication and mutual integration of ethnic groups;5)we should make every effort to forge a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and orient precisely to the cause of encouraging mutual interaction,mutual communication and mutual integration of ethnic groups.

Historical Source of "Zhang and Li Combined Households" in Taomin Region

Folk activities are the most representative form of regional culture,the humanistic care,homeland affection and festival customs that run through them are all vivid and true embodiments of local life.The folk custom activity of"Zhang and Li combined households"is a living inheritance of the historical fact of Mongolian-Han fusion in Taomin region.It takes Shehuo(festival entertainment)as the carrier,and uses rich forms of performance to recognize relatives and worship ancestors.At the same time,as a kind of entertainment and catharsis,it also carries the social function of folk culture,such as maintaining and connecting the emotions between the ethnic groups and neighbors,etc.On the basis of field investigation,this paper deeply describes the folk custom event of"Zhang and Li combined households",shows the whole picture of the grand festival,and discusses the ancestral memory,identifies and ethnic integration process of"Zhang and Li combined households"as a cultural phenomenon.