THE PRACTICE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE BORDER GROUPS REFLECTED IN THE DIASPORA AND RETURN OF ANCESTRAL GRAVES:Based on A Field Survey in Xiaqizhu Village on the Sino-Vietnamese Border in Guangxi
A unique phenomenon of moving gravels occurs in a special period in the Xiaqizhu village on the Sino-Vietnamese border in Guangxi,where the ancestral graves of Chinese border groups who were buried abroad due to special reasons are relocated back to China.During this process,the ancestral graves of the Xiaqizhu people experiences a movement from diaspora to return,with the dominant and promoting role of state power,which is centered around the powerful rule of state regime and the boundary regulations of state sovereignty.At the same time,the Xiaqizhu people also give full play to their initiative,making extensive active choices during the process of diaspora and return of ancestral graves.From the respective roles played by the state and the Xiaqizhu people in the process of diaspora and return of ancestral graves,it can be seen that although state power has long exerted a strong dominance over border groups,the overall interaction between the state and the border groups is in a positive state.In other words,in terms of interaction between the state and border groups,the relationship between the state and border groups,which is based on the premise of'A strong State'and characterized by positive interaction has always been the mainstream in history.
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