In the Land of the Eastern Queendom

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• Gyarong had relatively independent political entities, distinctive traditions, and a characteristic identity in relation to other Tibetans long before Liberation in 1950. However, the Chinese government’s nationwide ethnic identification project has had profound impacts on the Gyarongwa’s identity construction, as it has for all officially identified ethnic groups in China including the Han. The Gyarongwa’s classification as Zangzu, or “official Tibetans,” has evoked their Tibetan awareness, but that classification has contributed to their marginalized status within the Tibetan ethnic group. This situation underlies their struggle to find their proper niche among Tibetans and in China’s ethnic and political landscape. When China launched its ethnic identification project in 1950, the newl... (查看原文)

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