Transportation,Housing and Fuel:A Study on the Changes of Tonggugre Gacha Pastoral Area in Inner Mongolia
The"transition"is an important research topic in anthropology and ethnology,and it is also the stage of cultural development and the embodiment of social culture.Based on the field investigation of Tonggugre Gacha in Alashan Zuoqi,this paper gives an exploration of the chronological changes of herds-men's transportation mode,housing structure and fuel needed for daily life before and after the reform and opening up.and carries out the analysis of the diversity of local cultural,the integration of traditional and modern cultures,and the continuity of pastoral changes.It points out that pastoral changes are guided by the internal reasons of self-adjustment between ethnic groups and environment and cultural exchanges,as well as the external reasons of the influence of national policies and the implantation of modernization,which provides a case reference for studying the cultural changes in Inner Mongolia pasto-ral areas.
Inner Mongoliapastoral district in Tungugrad Gachatransition study