From January 5 to January 11, 2022, the "Historical Changes in Urban and Rural Areas: Hubei Enshi Ethnic Minority Education Research" detachment of the School of Social Sciences of Tsinghua University went to Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei Province to conduct in-depth research on the current situation of education development in ethnic minority areas, review the development process and effectiveness of local ethnic education, and explore the impact of ethnic culture education on the cultural inheritance of ethnic minorities at the current stage.
Integrate national symbols and enhance the national cultural atmosphere
The creation of a national cultural atmosphere is a process of "moisturizing and silent". The members of the detachment visited the local schools and experienced the colorful scene of ethnic education.
Selenium Du National Experimental Primary School is based on national culture, with the mark of the symbiosis and common prosperity of all ethnic groups in China to create a characteristic national cultural atmosphere, from the national festival painting in the corridor, to the mascot wearing tumiao costumes, and then to the ethnic minority cultural space, Selenium Du National Experimental Primary School shows students the harmony and beauty of the national family in an all-round and multi-angle manner.
Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Senior High School and Longfeng Town Junior High School combine the elements of Tujia stilt house with campus architecture, and integrate the pattern of Tujia characteristic tapestry Silan Kapu into the school emblem and school uniform, so that excellent national traditional culture can be accompanied by the growth of students.
As Principal Tian of Selendu National Experimental Primary School said, the education of ethnic minorities should not only let children feel the harmony and warmth of the big family of nationalities, but also explore the characteristic culture and traditional culture of various ethnic groups, so that children can get the experience of a variety of ethnic minority cultures, not forget the cultural inheritance of their own ethnic groups, and love the big family of the Chinese nation more.
Inherit the national language and carry out ethnic education with special characteristics
The national language and writing are the bonds that glue together the whole of the nation, and they are also the expression of national culture. On January 8, the detachment went to Laifeng County, Enshi Prefecture, where the Tujia family culture is strong, to gain an in-depth understanding of the history and unique customs and culture of the local Tujia family.
As the only school in Enshi Prefecture that offers bilingual teaching of Chinese and minority languages, the National Primary School in Baifusi Town, Laifeng County, has specially compiled a local family language textbook to teach Tujia language to ethnic students. Not only that, the school also uses the Tujia characteristic hand dance as a school recess exercise, combining the inheritance of ethnic minority culture with the school's education system to enhance students' awareness of the main body of inheriting national culture.
During the discussion with the Laifeng County Education Bureau, the members of the detachment learned that in the process of inheriting the culture of ethnic minorities in Laifeng County, each school has formed a unique ethnic culture inheritance education system, and is actively building a sense of the Chinese national community and carrying forward the core socialist values.
The detachment of "Historical Changes in Urban and Rural Areas, Hubei Enshi Ethnic Minority Education Research" entered the ethnic school, focused on the current situation of education development in ethnic minority areas, went deep into the field, and explored the inheritance path of ethnic minority culture, and the members of the detachment personally felt the attention and support of the local government for the inheritance of ethnic culture, and felt the diversity of Chinese multi-ethnic culture.
In the future, the detachment will go to more ethnic minority areas, take root in the local areas, dive into the heart, "receive education, grow talents, and make contributions", and strive to use practical actions to promote the inheritance of ethnic minority culture into education and teaching, promote the development of ethnic minority areas into the tide of the times, and let national culture always maintain vitality. (Image is used with permission from Zhang Qi)