Fundamental Research on the Change of Life and Culture in China -A Field Work Setting Traditional Festivals as the Indices-

本研究的主要成果是，从比较文化研究的角度，厘清亚洲，特别是少数民族（中国广西壮族）传统社会现代化的真实过程，并了解其特殊性。这样，我们就可以更深刻地了解亚洲人民现在所面临的社会危机的真正性质，然后，我们可能会帮助他们在未来安全生存。研究结果的具体要点如下：1。我们相信已经了解了广西壮族的真实生活状况。我们相信我们已经很好地发现了壮族社会变化的真实本质。它的关键词是“互变”、“生产力”、“分配”等。我们相信已经发现了壮族文化变化的真正本质。我们过去所知道的迹象是他们的传统节日事件和他们在新年（节日）的活动。我们相信我们已经获得了很多关于壮族节日的民俗信息，特别是关于“轮流唱歌”的活动。然后，通过这个项目，我们发明了一些新的实地调查方法。我们很遗憾不能继续这样一项非常有用的研究活动了。

The main results of this research project are to clarify the real processes of modernization in Asia, especially in the traditional societies of the minority race (Zhuang race in Guangxi province in China), and to know its special characters from the viewpoint of comparative cultural studies.And so, we may understand more deeply the true nature of the social crisis by which Asian peoples are confronted now, and then, we may have for helping them to survive safely in future.The detail points of the research results are the following :1. We are believing to have found out the real situations of lives of Zhuang race in Guangxi province.2. We are believing to have found out the true nature of changes of the Zhuang societies fairly well. Its key-words are "Inter-Changing", "Productivity", "Distribution" etc.3. We are believing to have found out the true nature of changes of the Zhuang culture. The indications we have used to know it were their traditional festival events and their activities on the New Year Festival (Festival of flog) days.4. We are believing to have gained much folkloristic information of the Zhuang festivals, especially on "Singing by Turns" events.5. And then, we have invented some new field-survey methods through this project.We are very regret not to be able continue such a very useful research activity any more.