Cultural Interpretations of"Relocating Children"(Yiruertong)——Take Sunid Left Banner in Inner Mongolia as An Example
"Relocating Children"is an event,which happened during 1958 to 1961 when 10 departments including health and civil affairs of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region formed relocation teams to gradually transfer orphans from Anhui,Shanghai,Jiangsu,Zhejiang,and other places to Inner Mongolia."Children of the nation"in Sunid Left Banner refers to the 173 surviving relocated children who were transferred from Anhui Province to Sunid Right Banner in 1958 and then to Sunid Left Banner.The government department has designated"relocating children"as a national policy,new task,etc.,and requires par-ticipants in this event with political principles and party spirit.Herders and orphans form a social kinship relationship.Some herders believe that orphans are a favor and reward from the Party,some herders believe that orphans bring good fortune,and some herders believe that orphans are destined by fate.Herders interpret the social kinship relationship formed with the orphans from the perspective of local culture.
"Relocating Children""Children of the nation"adoptive parents