关于民族乡的几个问题

我国少数民族杂散居地区包括少数民族杂居地区和少数民族散居地区。民族乡是根据宪法和其他法律规定在少数民族杂居地区建立的乡一级基层行政区域。无论是从民族乡产生的社会历史背景、过程以及所依据的理论看,还是从几十年来民族乡的实践看,民族乡都与一般乡有很大的区别,体现出自治的性质。属民族区域自治性质的乡级基层政权,是我国民族区域自治制度的补充。为此,本文建议在宪法和其他法律中明确规定民族乡的这一性质和地位,以利于做好民族乡的工作,保障杂居地区少数民族的平等权利。

On Some Questions about Ethnic Township

The mixed and scattered areas China's ethnic minorities inhabit consist ofmixed areas and scattered areas. The ethnic township is the administraive jurisdictionestablished at the basic level in accordance with the Constitution and the laws andregulations concerned. So far as its historical background and establishing process, or itsguiding theory and practice, are concerned, ethnic township is largely distinct fromtownships in general. It manifests the character of autonomy, serves as the organ of statepower at the basic level with the character of regional national autonomy, and is thesupplement to the system of regional national autonomy in China. Therefore, the authorsuggests that the status and character of ethnic township be clearly defined in theConstitution and other laws so as to accomplish the work in ethnic township and guaranteethe equal rights of the ethnic minorities living in mixed communities.