On the Modernization and Culture Transmission in the Ethnic Minority Areas in Western China: A Case Study on the “Hu-Bao-E Districts”

Abstract

The economic level in the Hu-Bao-E districts, which is considered as the Golden Triangle district in Inner Mongolia, is catching up with cities in the southeast coastal developed areas in China. Rapid economic growth laid foundations for the progress of the public culture in cities. The cultural development in the Hu-Bao-E districts keeps up with the directions of the global culture and follows the steps of the mainstream culture in China. However, careful observation shows that the Mongolian culture is disappearing. The traditional culture of the ethnic minority cannot be out of date for today’s modern city life; and the social development is usually delayed. These factors contribute to the fact that the more developed the cities are, the more quickly the traditional culture of the ethnic minority is collapsing.