Cultural Relations Between Ethnic Minorities and Kinh in the Vietnam China Border Area

Abstract

Cultural relations between ethnic minorities and the Kinh have developed
strongly in many fields since the Kinh people arrived and lived in the Vietnam-China border
area. This relationship is expressed in the awareness, practice, reception, preservation, and
promotion of cultural values among ethnic groups. Based on data collected through
ethnographic fieldwork, the article focuses on analysing the cultural relationship between
ethnic minorities and the Kinh, and the impact of this cultural relationship on change,
preservation, and promotion of the traditional culture of ethnic groups. The issues raised
include preserving and promoting ethnic and cultural values, and building national culture in
the Vietnam-China border area.