Jinghong,a city with a non-prominent physical layout,was the political,economic and cultural center of Xishuang-banna in history and was intertwined with the dual social structure of the aristocrats and the commoners,their residential pat-terns and marital forms,as well as the communal ownership of land and the agricultural-based lifestyle.During the period of the Republic of China,the concurrent administration by the traditional local Tusi rulers and the central government-dispatched officials in Xishuangbanna led to the juxtaposition of an old city and a new city in Jinghong's urban development.The incomplete reform of the local political system had a direct impact on the effectiveness of the nation-building,resulting in a double loss in the transformation and development of both the old city and the new city in Jinghong.The evolution and transformation of Jinghong's urban form from the late Qing dynasty to the period of the Republic of China not only provide insights into the histori-cal study of cities in the borderland of the ethnic regions but also enhance our understanding of the nation-building and urban development in the context of the transformation of the political system.
关键词
城市/土流并置/国家建设
Key words
city/concurrent administration by the traditional local Tusi rulers and the central government-dispatched officials/nation-building
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