1995年5月间，我到贵阳市高坡乡做人类学的田野考察，考察的目的是研究苗族的贫困问题。虽说此前“高坡”这名字于我已经如雷贯耳，但亲临其境，这还是头一次。　　高坡是贵阳市属的一个苗族自治乡，乡境内有苗、汉、布依等多民族杂居，其中以苗族人口居多，占总人口的67.2％。 May 1995, I went to Gaopo Township, Guiyang City, doing anthropological field visits, the purpose of the study is to study the issue of poverty in the Miao. Although the previous “high slope” in my name already known, but in person, this is the first time. High slope is a Miao Autonomous Township of Guiyang City, the territory of Miao, Han, Buyi and other multi-ethnic groups live inhabited, of which the majority of the Miao population, accounting for 67.2% of the total population.