Mortise-tenon Connection:the Traditional Cultural Foundation for Building the Inter-embedded Ethnic Communities
Building the inter-embedded ethnic communities is an important part of the current ethnic work at the grassroots level.Through the investigation and observation of the historical spontaneous forma-tion of Hexi Village in Gubeikou in Beijing,Niujie Community in Xicheng District and Zhengjiazhuang in Yunnan Province,this paper argues that the spontaneous formation of inter-embedded ethnic communities has been influenced by traditional Chinese culture,and has a different yet similar expression to the cultural essence of mortise-tenon structure in traditional Chinese culture,both in terms of social structure and psy-chological identity.The concepts of"the law of nature","the unity of man and heaven","the harmoni-ous and complementary coexistence","the idea of neutrality and softness to counteract rigidity","harmo-ny without uniformity"and"integrity and innovation"have become the guiding principles that all ethnic groups know and follow in their respective interconnected lives.The traditional cultural idea of mortise-tenon connection is centered round the idea that each part exists independently while supports each other mutually to form a stable and harmonious whole.The idea is reflected vividly in the existence and continui-ty of Hexi Village,Niujie community and Zhengjiazhuang for hundreds of years,and can be sorted out and proved in the dimension of economic production,living environment,rural management,cultural integra-tion,and psychological interdependence.In the new era,the cultural path of high-quality development of inter-embedded ethnic communities is mainly carried out from the dimensions of cultural content,cultural communication and cultural innovation.And the excellent traditional Chinese cultural ideas,the mortise-tenon connection included,are the cultural foundation for building the harmonious and vibrant inter-em-bedded ethnic communities.
mortise-tenon connectiontraditional cultural ideasinter-embedded ethnic com-munitiesharmonious coexistencecultural integration
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