The Integration of Cultural Resources in the Development of Villages and Towns with Ethnic Characteristics: A Case Study of Longfusi Villag

JOURNAL OF ETHNOLOGY， VOL. 15， NO.03， 55-62， 2024 （CN51-1731/C， in Chinese）

DOI：10.3969/j.issn.1674-9391.2024.03.007

Abstract：

Villages and towns with ethnic characteristics have been providing social spaces for daily interaction and adaptation among residents of different ethnic backgrounds， and foster robust multidimensional social connections among villagers through the integration of elements such as culture， economy， history， and emotion. Therefore， they have become pivotal fields for ethnic communication， interaction， and integration. Rich in cultural heritage， such ethnic villages and towns store abundant cultural assets， nurturing a sense of belonging and closeness among various ethnic groups through an organic amalgamation of their respective traditional cultures. By leveraging the resource situation and developmental potential of ethnic minority villages and towns， and leveraging the interaction between the macro ethnic policies and grassroots village development experiences， this study infers it is possible to realize an implementation of forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation in villages and towns with the ethnic characteristics， promote a positive integration of cultural resources across various ethnic groups， and enhance the centripetal force of the Chinese nation through cultural practices that foster communication， interaction， and integration. Such cultural integration potentially serves to organically fuse traditional culture stemming from various ethnic backgrounds， reinforcing identification with the Chinese national community. As such， it emerges as a necessary measure or advancing a high-quality development of ethnic work in the new era.

An integrative framework of cultural resources has been established for the development of villages and towns with ethnic characteristics in Longfusi village of Jizhou district， Tianjin. This framework has been operating across three key dimensions： cultural space， cultural capital， and cultural memory. In terms of cultural space integration， the design philosophy has blended ManchutjU9NOmwalHz+9195TThzw== and Han influences， creating comm856PuUUGhEXT2FKIg8uFyQ==unication places for contact， interaction， and integration between these ethnic groups. Results additionally show that through the production， inheritance， accumulation， and transformation of cultural capital， sustainable cultivation of Chinese cultural assets has been achieved in a process which emphasizes an harmonious relationship between people and the environment， and facilitates a smooth circulation of various forms of capital.Furthermore， the integration of micro boundary of identity by cultural memory， particularly the shared historical narratives of Manchu and Han living together and collective defense， has strengthened their historical connection in the historical development. This resulted in the pluralistic and integrated cultural elements of the Chinese nation， shared mutually by Manchu and Han people， fostering harmonious contact and shared destiny among different ethnic groups.

Drawing insights from the experiences of Longfusi village， this study proposes that the construction of villages and towns with ethnic characteristics should not only pay attention to leveraging local cultural resources but also consider the endowment of ethnic cultural assets and the current situation of multi-ethnic cultural integration and coexistence. Lastly， continual exploration and cultivation of the elements of the Chinese national community are advocated， alongside the construction of contemporary and locally relevant mechanisms for integrating multi-ethnic cultural resources.

Key Words：

forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation; villages and towns with ethnic minority characteristics; cultural space; cultural capital; cultural memory