改革开放之后,中国在进入高速城市化轨道的同时,也开始面临城市的现代化问题,而传统少数民族社区的现代化正是城市现代化进程的一种典型体现。南京市七家湾回族社区在现代化背景下,其人口构成、居住结构、社区组织、生活习俗等方面均发生了全方位的结构性变迁,反映了传统文化与现代文化从相互竞争到最终融合的过程。
Since China has opened up to the world, it is rapidly urbanizing and becoming more modem. This process is reflected in the transition of ethnic minority communities. Qijiawan is an Islamic community whose population composition, residential structure, community organization, and customs have changed. These changes are the result of the shift from a competitive culture to one of both traditional and modern sources.