Understanding the Origin,Founding and Characteristics of Ethnic Regional Autonom

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（Southwest Nationalities Research Academy，Southwest University

for Nationalities，Chengdu，610041，Sichuan，China）

JOURNAL OF ETHNOLOGY， VOL.6，NO.5 ， 28-38 ，2015（CN51-1731/C，in Chinese）

DOI：10.3969/j.issn.1674-9391.2015.05.04

Abstract：

This article tries to understand the origin，establishment and characteristics of Chinas ethnic regional autonomy，and states that the insistence and improvement of the ethnic regional autonomous system can enable healthy ethnic relations，consolidate unity，preserve the unification，and reach a common prosperity.

“Ethnic Regional Autonomy” was proposed on September 17，1949，accepted by Premier Zhou Enlai，and was included in the draft document of gongtong gangling（The Common Program ）on September 18-19.It was approved by representatives of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference （CPPCC） on September 27.Then “ethnic regional autonomy” was determined as one of the political systems of the Peoples Republic of China.

Why did the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and the representatives of CPPCC choose to implement ethnic regional autonomy？ This is strongly related to the historical background and environmental factors.Firstly，the implementation of regional autonomy was an inheritance of the way former dynasties governed some parts of ethnic regions.Secondly，ethnic regional autonomy reflected the CCPs philosophy in governing ethnic minority areas.Thirdly，regional autonomy was the requirement of the representatives of minorities，especially of the representatives from the frontier areas.Fifthly，regional autonomy promoted the peaceful liberation of Tibet and its acceptance of the central governments administration.The realistic value of this system was significant.

From therequirement that “areas with a high concentration of ethnic minorities should implement ethnic regional autonomy”，we can draw two conclusions： 1）Ethnic regional autonomy refers to the autonomy of a certain region within the territory of China.This means that the Peoples Republic of China is a whole and cannot be separated; 2）Concerning regional autonomy，a region is on the local level，and must accept the leadership of the upper level administration.Regional autonomy clearly confirms the unity of China from the aspect of the construction of a national system，and confirms that the country cannot be separated.The ethnic autonomous region is a part of Chinese territory，and as such， the autonomous organ must accept the leadership of the upper level departments and central government.Therefore，zhonghua renmin gongheguo minzu quyu zizhi shishi gangyao（The Implementation Outline for Ethnic Regional Autonomy for the Peoples Republic of China ）（1952）formulates that： “ Various ethnic autonomous regions are a part of the PRCs territory which cannot be separated.The autonomous departments of various ethnic autonomous regions are the first-level local administration under the unified leadership of the Central Peoples Government，and led by the upper level Peoples Government.” This regulation unified the local system within China.