The article deals with the description of the Bouyei's modern life in the villages. The Bouyei is one of the national minorities of China. The main value of this article is the usage of field materials collected by the author in Guizhou province, which are the result of direct communication with local residents. The article presents a comparison of two different villages of the Bouyei: from everyday life of their habitants to the discription of the specific features of their houses to the Bouyei’s food culture, etc. On the basis of the material the author observes the major changes in the lives of the people in the period 2011-2015 in the context of national policy of the Chinese government.
本文描述了布依族的乡村现代生活。布依族是中国的少数民族之一。本文的主要价值在于作者在贵州省收集的田野资料的使用，这些资料是与当地居民直接交流的结果。本文对布依族的两个不同村落进行了比较：从居住者的日常生活，到其房屋布局的特点，再到其饮食文化等等。在已得数据的基础上，作者观察了中国政府在国家政策背景下2011-2015年期间该人民生活的重大变化。