四川藏区“跳锅庄”的发展演变(英文)

Through an analysis of the "Gordro dance," a traditional Tibetan folk dance, this paper will attempt a study of the development of traditional folk recreational activities in Tibetan-inhabited areas during the process of modernization in China. The "Contemporary Tibetan Social Investigation Team" of the Sociology and Administration-Management Department of Sichuan University made their investigation mainly in Sichuan Aba Tibetan areas inhabited by Tibetans and Qiangs. The team members found that wherever they went in the Tibetan areas, when they asked about the "Gordro dance," all people including Tibetans, Qiangs and other ethnic inhabitants who lived in towns, vil-