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SINICIZATION DURING THE MING PERIOD: THE CASE OF THE SCHOLAR YANG SHIYUN

SINICIZATION DURING THE MING PERIOD: THE CASE OF THE SCHOLAR YANG SHIYUN MARIA C! GLIANO SINICIZA TION DURING THE 岛日NG PERIOD: THE CASE OF THE SCHOLAR YANG SHIYUN串 The case of the scholar Yang Shiyun (1 477-1554), high official in the Chinese public administration, poet, philosopher, historiographer and astronomer, is representative of the high level of sinicization reached by certain ethnic groups in South- Western China during the Ming period, and specifically by the Bai minority'. The process of sinicization, in the sense of transformation of non-Han populations through their acceptance of Chinese cu1ture and its traditional valu巳s , was stimulated and accellerated by various 1‘ actors throughout the centuries. As far as the Bai minority is concerned, among the most important factors responsible for its rapid cultural assimilation are the regularity of contacts with the empire, the lack of an indigenous written language and the consequent adoption of the Chinese one (Hanzi Baidu;Z, and, in general, the acknowledgement of the superiority of Chinese cu1ture followed by the more or less unconstrained desire to accept its values The sinicization of the cultured part of the Bai people in the case of some of the most important families was so profound that it brought about an effort on their part to create http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ming Qing Yanjiu Brill

SINICIZATION DURING THE MING PERIOD: THE CASE OF THE SCHOLAR YANG SHIYUN

Ming Qing Yanjiu , Volume 2 (1): 28 – Jan 30, 1993

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1724-8574
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2468-4791
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MARIA C! GLIANO SINICIZA TION DURING THE 岛日NG PERIOD: THE CASE OF THE SCHOLAR YANG SHIYUN串 The case of the scholar Yang Shiyun (1 477-1554), high official in the Chinese public administration, poet, philosopher, historiographer and astronomer, is representative of the high level of sinicization reached by certain ethnic groups in South- Western China during the Ming period, and specifically by the Bai minority'. The process of sinicization, in the sense of transformation of non-Han populations through their acceptance of Chinese cu1ture and its traditional valu巳s , was stimulated and accellerated by various 1‘ actors throughout the centuries. As far as the Bai minority is concerned, among the most important factors responsible for its rapid cultural assimilation are the regularity of contacts with the empire, the lack of an indigenous written language and the consequent adoption of the Chinese one (Hanzi Baidu;Z, and, in general, the acknowledgement of the superiority of Chinese cu1ture followed by the more or less unconstrained desire to accept its values The sinicization of the cultured part of the Bai people in the case of some of the most important families was so profound that it brought about an effort on their part to create

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Published: Jan 30, 1993

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