湘西是我国苗族聚居区之一。这里的苗族,不仅历史悠久,而且具有光荣的反抗斗争传统,历史上曾多次掀起巨大的革命风暴,给封建统治者予一次又一次沉重打击。因此,封建王朝对这一地区十分重视,不断变换策略,日益强化对湘西的封建统治。对湘西苗族施行的某些统治措施在全国来说是颇具有典型意义的。现仅就明清两代,尤其是乾嘉起义后的强化统治试作初略述评。 Western Hunan is one of the Habitat for Miao in China. The Miao people here have not only a long history, but also a glorious tradition of resistance struggle. In the history, there have been numerous revolutionary storms that have taken many times to the feudal rulers and have given repeated heavy blows to the feudal rulers. Therefore, the feudal dynasty attaches great importance to this area, constantly changing strategy, increasing the strengthening of the feudal rule in western Hunan. Some of the ruling measures that govern the Hmong Miao in Hunan are quite typical of the country. At the beginning of this article, we only make a brief review on the intensified rule of the Ming and Qing dynasties, especially after the uprising in the Jia area.