In the Name of Culture:Reflections on the Modernization of the"Chinese-style Frontier"in the Political and Academic Circles in the Period of the Republic of China
During the period of the Republic of China,the political and academic circles defined"frontier"based not only on politics and geography,but more on"culture",and it was generally be-lieved that without focusing on"culture",it was impossible to reveal the full implications of"fron-tier".This is a typical"Chinese-style frontier",which has formed the unique"frontierness"of"Chi-nese frontier",and thus the implications of Chinese-style border politics are also extremely rich.Since the formation of"frontierness"mainly comes from"cultural"factors,the essence of modernization of the frontier region is to eliminate"frontierness"and make it lose its"cultural meaning".The so-called"culture"includes both material culture and spiritual culture.The elimination of"frontierness"is not to erase cultural elements,but to realize the modernization of the frontier region and its integration with the interior land through the development of its economy and the enhancement of its identity,which,according to Li Anzhai's point of view,is to be achieved through the"regional division of work"in both material and spiritual aspects.
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