Abstract

As a nation of which has had a good tradition of historiography，China has abundant data of ethnohistory imbedded in archaic literatures.A throng of groups lived in China were recoded in these literatures，thereinto，some of groups which have comparative unique cultures and belief now still live or flourish all over the country; but another disappeared in historical records，which we don’t know and no way to know.An explanation from traditional studies on ethnohistory is that the disappeared groups had melted into Chinese.The sinicization theory has some stringency in certain extent without question，however，because the theory was based in this hypothesis: those who cognized as a single ethnic group has consistent ethnic identity and racial category，but different groups were deemed to have comparatively clear division and relatively independent patterns of development as well.So this theory exists a dangerous problem，which is its trend of essentialism confined considerable discussions to the large extent，besides，the perspective dominated by this theory tends to the problem as that hold simple understanding to some themes in ethnohistory，and excessively emphasizes the dominant of Chinese culture.As a result of these understanding or emphasis，we often ignore other groups’self－determination and the complexity in boundary among some groups.Moreover，Chinese culture itself always has being continuously evolved.

This article takes the groups in the boundary among Min，Yue and Gan since Song＆Yuan dynasties as object，cutting in the respect of cultural representation.Drawing the outline about the history of Eco－geography and early inhabitants in the abutted region among Min，Yue and Gan，this article will review the records which taken by the intellectuals from Song＆Yuan dynasties to Republic of China，and reveals that the intellectuals’records about this region gave priority to regional turbulences during the period from Song＆Yuan dynasties to Ming dynasty.But by middle period of Ming dynasty，these representations began to transform，the intellectuals started to pay their attention to the diversity among the groups of this region.This transformation was related with the large－scale turbulences in the abutted region among Min，Yue and Gan in Ming dynasty and the ethnical regroup since middle period of Ming dynasty.Especially，during this period，the redefinition to SHE had a considerable difference to the definition to SHE in Song dynasty.The rhetoric dominated by local records in fact rooted in genealogies above all，and behind the writing of genealogies was a complete set of cultural logic and the reaction of Chinese consciousness.The instance that the people of Zhangzhou in Ming dynasty constructed the general Chen Yuanguang shows，for on thing，they asserted their identity as the descendant of Central Region; for the other thing，they gradually realized that the so－called wild groups General Chen Yuanguang ever conquered signified as SHE.As for the historical process，this recognition was consistent with the redefinition to SHE in local records.Furthermore，fragmentary historical materials also showed that SHE had an experience of self－identification and self－creation，that is，they had strengthened the self－identity and consciousness as a single group by reconstructing the image of PANHU and by emphasizing their individualism.But latter on，Hakka’s consciousness also sprang up in this region，consequently，besides a very small amount of inhabitants of SHE，the abutted region among Min，Yue and Gan was generally considered as the habitat of Hakka who moved from north to south.It is precisely because of the rise of consciousness of groups，and because of the influence of the national initiation during the period of ROC，and then several so－called Lobbyists waves had produced.

Therefore，as to the reason of the formation of Chinese society in Southeast region of China，especially the prevalent hypothesis that Hakka in the abutted region among Min，Yue and Gan was from Central Regions，a possible explanation may be that，after the large－scale turbulences in the abutted region among Min，Yue and Gan had been appeased in Ming dynasty，social reorganization occurred in this region.just at this stage，the groups of the region went through a re－choice to the ethnical identity; these choice affected the ethnohistory or writing of groups since middle period of Ming dynasty.As a reflection in local literatures in the abutted region among Min，Yue and Gan，the writing of apotheosis of SHE has been established，then it induced the redefinition to SHE; but it also restricted the group or average people to choose and regenerate the group.So the history of the abutted region among Min，Yue and Gan and even the emergence of Chinese society in Southeast region of China can’t be explained oversimplifiedly by the sinicization theory.We must take the selfchoice to the ethnical identity in historical context into account，and this may be the direct cause.However，the so－called“melting into Chinese”was not only a part of historical process，but also was constructed by the writing as well.

Key Words: Cultural Representation; the Region Society; SHE People; Hakka