民主改革前西藏阿里地区的手工业以及“贱民”问题——主要以普兰、札达两县为例

民主改革前的西藏阿里地区以自给自足的自然经济占主导地位,手工业基础十分薄弱,不但种类少,工匠技术也很差;手工业中,以家庭手工业为主,有数量不多的工匠户,世袭为业,处于社会最低层,被视为"贱民",形成这种现象的原因是多方面的.

The Handicraft Industry and the Pariah in the Pre-democracy Reform in Tidet Ngari:taking Phulan and Drada counties as Example

In the pre-democracy reform, Ngari (Ali in Chinese) in Tibet, the self-sufficient natural economy dominated the regional socio-economic life, in which the handicraft industry was based poorly in terms of insignificant kinds of products and under-advanced techniques. As an essential part of the traditional industry, the textile sector was almost totally household-based and a small number of craftsmen held this hereditary business and accepted the lowest identity of pariahs. This unique social phenomenon turn...