Geographical Patterns of Chinese Ethnic Minority Population Composition and Ethnic Diversity

SHEN Zehao; LI Peng; SUN Hongkai; PANG Lihua

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Geographical Patterns of Chinese Ethnic Minority Population Composition and Ethnic Diversity

SHEN Zehao, LI Peng, SUN Hongkai, PANG Lihua

文章导航 > Chinese Geographical Science > 2011 > 21(4): 454-464

SHEN Zehao, LI Peng, SUN Hongkai, PANG Lihua. Geographical Patterns of Chinese Ethnic Minority Population Composition and Ethnic Diversity[J]. 中国地理科学, 2011, 21(4): 454-464.

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SHEN Zehao, LI Peng, SUN Hongkai, PANG Lihua. Geographical Patterns of Chinese Ethnic Minority Population Composition and Ethnic Diversity[J]. 中国地理科学, 2011, 21(4): 454-464.

SHEN Zehao, LI Peng, SUN Hongkai, PANG Lihua. Geographical Patterns of Chinese Ethnic Minority Population Composition and Ethnic Diversity[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2011, 21(4): 454-464.

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SHEN Zehao, LI Peng, SUN Hongkai, PANG Lihua. Geographical Patterns of Chinese Ethnic Minority Population Composition and Ethnic Diversity[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2011, 21(4): 454-464.

Geographical Patterns of Chinese Ethnic Minority Population Composition and Ethnic Diversity

(1. Department of Ecology, College of Urban & Environmental Sciences, the Key Lab of MOE for Earth Surface Process, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China; 2. Institute of Ethnology & Anthropology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 100081 Beijing, China; 3. Institute of Population Research, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China)

Geographical Patterns of Chinese Ethnic Minority Population Composition and Ethnic Diversity

(1. Department of Ecology, College of Urban & Environmental Sciences, the Key Lab of MOE for Earth Surface Process, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China; 2. Institute of Ethnology & Anthropology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 100081 Beijing, China; 3. Institute of Population Research, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China)

摘要: Ethnicity is a carrier of language and culture. Spatial distribution of ethnic diversity is fundamental for identifying and reconstructing the migration patterns and evolution histories of cultures and languages. Utilizing the Chinese 4th National Census (1990) data, we investigated the specific time geographical patterns of population and diversity of Chinese ethnic minorities. As anticipated, results show that Chinese minorities are chiefly concentrated in distant plateaus and mountains in the southwest, northwest and northeast of China. Further, population density centers of the 10 major minorities are rather scattered, alternatively dominating at different parts of the country. This study provides a first comprehensive quantitative test on a prevailing notion of ′six plates and three corridors′ on the empirical clustering patterns of Chinese ethnic minorities. There are more consistent evidences supporting this notion in the north of China, with the central and southern regions showing more complex patterns, potentially transformed by processes such as migration, fragmentation, and percolation. The results of this study suggest that a geographical approach can provide heuristic and complementary information for better understanding of historical social processes.
- ethnic minority /
- ethnic diversity /
- geographical distribution /
- classification
Abstract: Ethnicity is a carrier of language and culture. Spatial distribution of ethnic diversity is fundamental for identifying and reconstructing the migration patterns and evolution histories of cultures and languages. Utilizing the Chinese 4th National Census (1990) data, we investigated the specific time geographical patterns of population and diversity of Chinese ethnic minorities. As anticipated, results show that Chinese minorities are chiefly concentrated in distant plateaus and mountains in the southwest, northwest and northeast of China. Further, population density centers of the 10 major minorities are rather scattered, alternatively dominating at different parts of the country. This study provides a first comprehensive quantitative test on a prevailing notion of ′six plates and three corridors′ on the empirical clustering patterns of Chinese ethnic minorities. There are more consistent evidences supporting this notion in the north of China, with the central and southern regions showing more complex patterns, potentially transformed by processes such as migration, fragmentation, and percolation. The results of this study suggest that a geographical approach can provide heuristic and complementary information for better understanding of historical social processes.
- ethnic minority /
- ethnic diversity /
- geographical distribution /
- classification

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Geographical Patterns of Chinese Ethnic Minority Population Composition and Ethnic Diversity

(1. Department of Ecology, College of Urban & Environmental Sciences, the Key Lab of MOE for Earth Surface Process, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China; 2. Institute of Ethnology & Anthropology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 100081 Beijing, China; 3. Institute of Population Research, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China)

刊出日期: 2011-08-03

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ethnic minority /

ethnic diversity /

geographical distribution /

classification

摘要: Ethnicity is a carrier of language and culture. Spatial distribution of ethnic diversity is fundamental for identifying and reconstructing the migration patterns and evolution histories of cultures and languages. Utilizing the Chinese 4th National Census (1990) data, we investigated the specific time geographical patterns of population and diversity of Chinese ethnic minorities. As anticipated, results show that Chinese minorities are chiefly concentrated in distant plateaus and mountains in the southwest, northwest and northeast of China. Further, population density centers of the 10 major minorities are rather scattered, alternatively dominating at different parts of the country. This study provides a first comprehensive quantitative test on a prevailing notion of ′six plates and three corridors′ on the empirical clustering patterns of Chinese ethnic minorities. There are more consistent evidences supporting this notion in the north of China, with the central and southern regions showing more complex patterns, potentially transformed by processes such as migration, fragmentation, and percolation. The results of this study suggest that a geographical approach can provide heuristic and complementary information for better understanding of historical social processes.

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Geographical Patterns of Chinese Ethnic Minority Population Composition and Ethnic Diversity

(1. Department of Ecology, College of Urban & Environmental Sciences, the Key Lab of MOE for Earth Surface Process, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China; 2. Institute of Ethnology & Anthropology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 100081 Beijing, China; 3. Institute of Population Research, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China)

Publish Date: 2011-08-03

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Abstract: Ethnicity is a carrier of language and culture. Spatial distribution of ethnic diversity is fundamental for identifying and reconstructing the migration patterns and evolution histories of cultures and languages. Utilizing the Chinese 4th National Census (1990) data, we investigated the specific time geographical patterns of population and diversity of Chinese ethnic minorities. As anticipated, results show that Chinese minorities are chiefly concentrated in distant plateaus and mountains in the southwest, northwest and northeast of China. Further, population density centers of the 10 major minorities are rather scattered, alternatively dominating at different parts of the country. This study provides a first comprehensive quantitative test on a prevailing notion of ′six plates and three corridors′ on the empirical clustering patterns of Chinese ethnic minorities. There are more consistent evidences supporting this notion in the north of China, with the central and southern regions showing more complex patterns, potentially transformed by processes such as migration, fragmentation, and percolation. The results of this study suggest that a geographical approach can provide heuristic and complementary information for better understanding of historical social processes.

SHEN Zehao, LI Peng, SUN Hongkai, PANG Lihua. Geographical Patterns of Chinese Ethnic Minority Population Composition and Ethnic Diversity[J]. 中国地理科学, 2011, 21(4): 454-464.

引用本文:

SHEN Zehao, LI Peng, SUN Hongkai, PANG Lihua. Geographical Patterns of Chinese Ethnic Minority Population Composition and Ethnic Diversity[J]. 中国地理科学, 2011, 21(4): 454-464.

SHEN Zehao, LI Peng, SUN Hongkai, PANG Lihua. Geographical Patterns of Chinese Ethnic Minority Population Composition and Ethnic Diversity[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2011, 21(4): 454-464.

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SHEN Zehao, LI Peng, SUN Hongkai, PANG Lihua. Geographical Patterns of Chinese Ethnic Minority Population Composition and Ethnic Diversity[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2011, 21(4): 454-464.

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