Cultural Adaptation and Change (A Survey of the Qiang Village in Sichuan)

Author: Xu Ping
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: The Qiang people, a once-powerful ethnic group that established the formidable Western Xia Dynasty, now face what situation and what path should they take?，。The author, Professor Xu Ping, based on a three-year field investigation of the Qiang Village, a typical community, employs research methods from cultural anthropology, sociology, archaeology, and history to describe and analyze the economic life patterns, social construction and operation, the relationship between individuals and society, and the construction of the spiritual world of the Qiang people. Subsequently, connecting with the significant historical transformation of the Qiang people from nomadism to agriculture, as well as the changes in the current life of Qiang Village, the author proposes the theoretical hypothesis that "the essence of culture lies in adaptation, and adaptation brings social progress." In today's world, where cultural adaptation and cultural integration are even more intense, how can people better adapt to rapid changes? The story of the Qiang people may offer us some inspiration.