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

本研究项目的主要成果是从比较文化学的角度厘清亚洲，特别是传统少数民族社会(中国的广西壮族)现代化的真实过程，并了解其特殊性，从而更深入地了解亚洲人民现在所面临的社会危机的真实本质，从而为我们未来帮助他们安全生存提供可能。研究结果的具体内容如下：1.我们相信已经弄清了广西壮族的真实生活状况。我们相信，已经很好地了解了壮族社会变迁的真实本质。其关键词有“互换”、“生产力”、“分配”等。我们相信，我们已经找到了壮族文化变迁的真实本质。我们过去了解的指标是他们的传统节日活动和他们在元旦(鞭子节)日的活动。我们相信获得了许多壮族节日的民俗信息，特别是关于轮唱活动的信息。然后，我们通过这个项目发明了一些新的实地调查方法。我们很遗憾不能再继续这样一个非常有用的研究活动。

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.