A Review of Japanese Studies on Guangxi’s Ethnic Minorities in the Last 40 Years

Tian  Zeng; Minghua  Li

doi:10.36922/ssr.v4i1.1338

Tian Zeng Department of Japanese, School of Foreign Languages, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541006, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Minghua Li Department of Japanese, School of Foreign Languages, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541006, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36922/ssr.v4i1.1338

Keywords: Japan, Guangxi, Ethnic minority

Abstract

Since the 1980s, Japanese scholars have been doing field research on ethnic minorities in China. Along with its rich and colorful national culture as well as its ecological culture, Guangxi has piqued the interest of Japanese scholars. In order to provide a multi-dimensional observation perspective and useful reference for the sustainable development of contemporary ethnic minorities in Guangxi, this paper analyses and discusses the research methods, discipline fields, and academic contributions of Japanese research on ethnic minorities in Guangxi over the last 40 years.