民族团结是社会和谐的基础。社会是人组成的,人是分属不同民族的。如果搞不好民族团结就不可能有国家的安宁和社会的和谐。民族地区的发展首先离不开稳定和谐的社会环境。民族自治是我党在长期的实践和探索中选择的符合我国国情的解决我国民族问题的基本政策和制度。半个多世纪的实践证明,这种制度和政策既能维护国家的统一和民族的团结,又能最大限度地保障少数民族行 National unity is the foundation of social harmony. Society is composed of people, people belong to different ethnic groups. If we can not engage in national unity, there will be no peace and social harmony in our country. In the first place, the development of ethnic areas is inseparable from the stable and harmonious social environment. National autonomy is the basic policy and system that our party has chosen in its long-term practice and exploration to meet the national conditions of our country and solve the ethnic issues in our country. More than half a century of practice has proved that such systems and policies can not only safeguard the unity of the country and the unity of the nation, but also guarantee ethnic minorities to the maximum extent possible