Cultural Frontier Expansion,Commercial Frontier Solidification,and MinZu Integration:The Historical Picture of Guildhalls in Guizhou
As an important characteristic heritage in the history of Chinese civilization,the guildhall is a unique economic,political and cultural phenomenon.It demonstrates the diversity and profoundness of Chinese civilization.Guildhalls are widely distributed,numerous and have far-reaching influence.Historically,guildhalls have played an invaluable role in the formation and maintenance of national community,and have become an important carrier of social unity and cultural inheritance.The guildhalls in Guizhou were established during the Ming and Qing Dynasties with the development of migration wave and commodity economy.The emergence of guildhalls not only provided a platform for people to contact their fellow villagers and safeguard their interests,but also promoted economic cooperation,social development and cultural exchange among various regions,objectively facilitating inter-ethnic interaction,exchange and integration and generating common historical memory,mutual recognition and social consensus.