Examination and Research on Ethnic Contact,Communication and Fusion in the Markets along the Ancient Tea-Horse Route——A Case Study of March Street in Dali
The market is the main field of ethnic contact,communication,and fusion,and ethnic contact,communication and fusion are the main paths to generate and maintain the sense of community of the Chinese nation.As an important market on the Yunnan-Tibet Tea Horse Road,March Street in Dali has witnessed ethnic contact,communication,and fusion in its history of more than 1,300 years,and today it is still an important space for economic contact and cultural communication as well as social fusion of ethnic groups,and it plays an important role in the construction of community.Based on literature review and field investigation,the article deeply describes the historical facts and current situations of ethnic contacts and exchanges in March Street in Dali on the Yunnan-Tibet Tea Horse Road,aiming to provide a way for strengthening the sense of community of the Chinese nation in the market space.
Markets along the Ancient Tea-Horse Routecontactcommunication and fusioncommunityDali March Street