中文摘要：

族际经济交流是促进民族地区经济社会发展的重要形式。近代白族商人在＂藏彝走廊＂地区的商贸活动是历史上维系居住于高山峡谷山区居民基本生活的主要形式,也是如今民族地区居民与外界经济、文化交流的主要方式。在我国当前新农村建设和主体功能区区划的发展战略中,通过政府加强各民族间经济交流及互动发展,充分调动民众自主力量,是推进新农村建设和促进多民族聚居区经济社会发展的特色之路。

英文摘要：

Economic interactions among ethnic groups constitute an important way to promote the social and economic development in ethnic regions.The commercial activity of latter-day Bai merchants in the ＂Tibetan-Yi Corridor＂ area is the main form of maintaining basic living of people who live in the mountains and canyons in the history.It is also the main way for local residents＇ economic and cultural exchanges with the outside world.In the development strategy of constructing new countryside and zoning of the main functional area＇s,through strengthening expansion of inter-ethnic economic exchanges and interaction by the Government,fully mobilizing the public self-force is a specific way to promote a new rural construction and social and economic development of both restricted and forbidden zones.