儿童通常被社会主流文化认定是依赖性的未成年人,但得不到成人社会充分照顾的流浪儿童却不得不独立生存。本文依据对49名流浪儿童的民族志调查所得的数据,描述分析了流浪儿童的生存策略。研究发现,流浪儿童能够机智地发现、利用可及的谋生机会,有意识地通过非正式经济活动、低风险的越轨活动、社会关系网络去积极谋生。在城市街头,流浪儿童常以一种能动的社会行动者的面貌存在,展现了令人瞩目的生存性智慧与个体能动性。 Children are often identified as dependent minors by mainstream social cultures, but street children who do not adequately cater for adult societies have to survive independently. Based on the data of ethnographic survey of 49 street children, this article describes and analyzes the survival strategies of street children. The study found that street children were able to witness the use of accessible livelihood opportunities and consciously make a living by consciously engaging in informal economic activities, low-risk deviant activities and social networks. In the streets of the city, street children often live in the face of an active social actor, demonstrating a remarkable survival wisdom and individual initiative.