土族对中华民族的历史贡献

本文从民族政权疆域、高原畜牧业经济、中西交流通道、凝聚内向心力、容纳多元文化等五个方面论述了土族对中华民族的历史贡献。认为土族建立的古代政权首次将青海高原与塔里木盆地联结为一个政治共同体，为这一地区最终并入中国版图奠定了基础。土族先民将蒙古高原先进的畜牧业引进青藏高原，并创造性发展高原畜牧业；将丝绸之路引入青海，促进了中西经贸文化交流。土族先民凝聚内向心力，归流中华民族大家庭，自觉维护祖国统一与稳定，堪为民族史上的典范。

On the Tu People's Historical Contribution to the Chinese Nation

This paper argues that the Tu people＇ s contribution to the Chinese nation exists in five aspects. 1, the ethnical country founded by Tu people conjoined the Qinghai -Tibetan plateau with Tarim basin historicly and turned them into onepolitical commonwealth. 2, Tu people brought advanced cattle husbandry ecomomy from the Mongolia plateau into the Qinghai - Tibetan plateau. 3, Tu people accelerated the bilateral ecomonie development between the East and the West by broaching the Silk Road to Qinghai. 4,Tu people regard themselves as one indispensable part of the Chinese nation and they safegard the unity and sovereignty of China. 5, Tu people formed their unique culture by absorbing different cultural factors.