老北京已然成为历史。在这里发生的许许多多带有浓郁地域特点的往事和记忆，随着老城墙的破坏和旧胡同的没落，面临着失去依托的窘境……夕阳下的老北京人如何留住那过往记忆的沧桑？新一代北京人将如何触摸自己生于斯长于斯的城市的文化根基？憧憬中华文明古国故都文化的中外游客如何能够寻觅到老北京的魅力？翻开《老北京那些事儿》，贯穿于老北京衣食住行中的那些趣事闲闻、风土民情，各行各业中的仁义礼智信，胡同人家的喜怒哀乐忧，通过看似轻描淡写的叙述，借助栩栩如生的图画，透过回味深长的诗句，像一个个回放镜头，生动地展现在读者面前。

The Bai is one of the 55 ethnic minority groups （shaoshu minzu） officially demarcated in China between the 1950s and 1979. This study analyses the growth of Bai identity since the 1950s and the constructed or imagined difference with other peoples， and how the Bai have embraced the state-granted label， acted on it and experienced it emotionally， practically and politically. This book explores how Bai identities are produced and reproduced in-between the social-historical layerings of Bai/state， Bai/Han and Bai/Yi relationships.Many writers have examined the relationship between the state and ethnic minorities in southwest China. They argued convincingly against the portrayal of ethnic minorities as passive victims in the state enterprise of representation （Tapp 1986， 1995， 2002; Schein 1989， 2000; Harrell 1990， 1995， 1996， 2001; Litzinger 1995; Cheung Siu-woo 1996; Oaks 1998; Jonsson 2000; Bradley 2001 and Mueggler 2002）. Others warn that emphasising resistance may fall prey to false dichotomising the state and the society （e.g. Sara Davis 1999， Mackerras 2004）. My work extends such literature in the ethnography of self-representation and self-definition of Bai Identity. In line with these writers， I shall illustrate how the making of Bai ethnicity expresses the Bai identities， manipulates and reifies the Bai ethnic label designated by the NECP in daily life.Regarding representations of the Bai in Dali， Beth Nortar's （1999） dissertation provides an excellent starting point， yet her focus on historical Chinese representations undermines the subjectivity of the people under study. Nortar's later articles （2000， 2008） convincingly teased out the constructive nature of Bai identity by various parties （see also Mackerras 1988 and D. Wu 1989， 199411991]）. My study builds on their studies through bringing together a broader range of subject matters where identity and ethnic labels interact by drawing on my extensive fieldwork in Dali between 1999 and 2005. I have \maintained a balanced yet critical attitude\ （Examiner's comments） towards sources. I have also shown \sensitivity towards the actions and views of the various relevant parties，and abstaining from extremist dichotomies one finds in some of the literature about China， especially in that about its ethnic minorities.\ （Examiner's comments）. This book challenges a hegemonic and unilateral view of Chinese minzu by contextualising how the Bai people use the state-granted label to conceptualise Bai identities through historical studies， recent memories，religious practices and an annual social event. Most significant among my findings is the role of the legitimate name Baizu， which fits well into a China context by being politically correct， economically valuable， and historically embedded in local social life. The label Baizu has become a symbolic diacritic， which sets the basis for the sustainable reproduction of Bai identities based on features which are not necessarily ethnically distinctive but become so due to the legitimate label. And the Bai have utilised it as a manageable social and political entity for the expression of personal or collective identities under a projected monolithic and homogenous Bai Identity. This book concludes that Bai identity is a new form of group affiliation，new in the sense that the Bai have entered the new world of a clear-cut Baizu category， but it is not completely unfamiliar to them.

“十里一风，百里一俗。”无论哪个民族，从衣食住行到婚嫁丧葬，从礼仪禁忌信仰崇拜，他们的风俗就像万花筒一样丰富多彩、千变万化。其中一些风俗是那么独特而新奇，赋予“可怕”二字，一起畅游其他民族的别样风情。

无论哪个民族，从衣食住行到婚嫁丧葬，从礼仪禁忌到信仰崇拜，他们的风俗就像万花筒一样丰富多彩、千变万化。

《虎啸空谷（汉英导读）》是十二生肖民俗文化丛书之一。2010年2月，湖北长江出版集团、湖北教育出版社出版了《十二生肖民俗文化丛书》英汉导读图文版，全套丛书共12册，按十二生肖名称依次排序为《鼠咬天开》《牛耕年丰》《虎啸空谷》《兔望明月》《龙腾四海》《蛇舞大地》《马报平安》《羊送吉祥》《猴献瑞桃》《鸡鸣起舞》《狗吠旺年》《猪拱福门》。此套丛书适合青少年学生（大学生、中小学、幼儿）和广大的社会青年、民俗文化研究专家学者以及热爱民俗文化尤其是生肖文化的普通读者阅读。

《猴献瑞桃（汉英导读）》是十二生肖民俗文化丛书之一。2010年2月，湖北长江出版集团、湖北教育出版社出版了《十二生肖民俗文化丛书》英汉导读图文版，全套丛书共12册，按十二生肖名称依次排序为《鼠咬天开》《牛耕年丰》《虎啸空谷》《兔望明月》《龙腾四海》《蛇舞大地》《马报平安》《羊送吉祥》《猴献瑞桃》《鸡鸣起舞》《狗吠旺年》《猪拱福门》。此套丛书适合青少年学生（大学生、中小学、幼儿）和广大的社会青年、民俗文化研究专家学者以及热爱民俗文化尤其是生肖文化的普通读者阅读。

《鼠咬天开（汉英导读）》是十二生肖民俗文化丛书之一。2010年2月，湖北长江出版集团、湖北教育出版社出版了《十二生肖民俗文化丛书》英汉导读图文版，全套丛书共12册，按十二生肖名称依次排序为《鼠咬天开》《牛耕年丰》《虎啸空谷》《兔望明月》《龙腾四海》《蛇舞大地》《马报平安》《羊送吉祥》《猴献瑞桃》《鸡鸣起舞》《狗吠旺年》《猪拱福门》。此套丛书适合青少年学生（大学生、中小学、幼儿）和广大的社会青年、民俗文化研究专家学者以及热爱民俗文化尤其是生肖文化的普通读者阅读。

《兔望明月（汉英导读）》是十二生肖民俗文化丛书之一。2010年2月，湖北长江出版集团、湖北教育出版社出版了《十二生肖民俗文化丛书》英汉导读图文版，全套丛书共12册，按十二生肖名称依次排序为《鼠咬天开》《牛耕年丰》《虎啸空谷》《兔望明月》《龙腾四海》《蛇舞大地》《马报平安》《羊送吉祥》《猴献瑞桃》《鸡鸣起舞》《狗吠旺年》《猪拱福门》。此套丛书适合青少年学生（大学生、中小学、幼儿）和广大的社会青年、民俗文化研究专家学者以及热爱民俗文化尤其是生肖文化的普通读者阅读。

《十二生肖民俗文化丛书》英汉导读图文版，全套丛书共12册，按十二生肖名称依次排序为《鼠咬天开》《牛耕年丰》《虎啸空谷》《兔望明月》《龙腾四海》《蛇舞大地》《马报平安》《羊送吉祥》《猴献瑞桃》《鸡鸣起舞》《狗吠旺年》《猪拱福门》。此套丛书适合青少年学生（大学生、中小学、幼儿）和广大的社会青年、民俗文化研究专家学者以及热爱民俗文化尤其是生肖文化的普通读者阅读。

《蛇舞大地（汉英导读）》是十二生肖民俗文化丛书之一。2010年2月，湖北长江出版集团、湖北教育出版社出版了《十二生肖民俗文化丛书》英汉导读图文版，全套丛书共12册，按十二生肖名称依次排序为《鼠咬天开》《牛耕年丰》《虎啸空谷》《兔望明月》《龙腾四海》《蛇舞大地》《马报平安》《羊送吉祥》《猴献瑞桃》《鸡鸣起舞》《狗吠旺年》《猪拱福门》。此套丛书适合青少年学生（大学生、中小学、幼儿）和广大的社会青年、民俗文化研究专家学者以及热爱民俗文化尤其是生肖文化的普通读者阅读。