20世纪以来的中国国家建设,是一个现代性不断增强的过程。中国广土众民的现实国情,决定了中国是一个具有“边疆”形态的国家,其表现之一就是现代边疆聚居着为数众多的少数民族;同时,现代国家需要一个均质化的疆域结构,以便国家力量能够下沉到基层,有效维护主权,因为边疆安全就是国家安全。以民族与边疆为主题的国家安全,是现代国家建设中的核心问题之一。由于民族史与边疆史的书写背后都有来自西方“现代性”的根源与观念,因此,二者在历史建构与书写中隐隐存在着某种张力,费孝通先生提出的“中华民族多元一体格局”理论,体现了以中国历史国情结合“现代性”特 The construction of China’s state since the 20th century has been an ever-increasing process of modernity. The reality of the broad masses of the Chinese people determines that China is a country with a “frontier” status. One of its manifestations is the large number of ethnic minorities living in the frontier areas of modern times. At the same time, modern countries need a homogeneous frontier Structure so that the national forces can sink to the grassroots level and effectively safeguard their sovereignty because border security is national security. National security, with the theme of ethnic groups and frontiers, is one of the core issues in the construction of a modern nation. Since both the history of nationalities and the writing of frontier history have roots and ideas from the Western “modernity,” there is a certain tension in the history construction and writing. The “China National unity pattern ”theory, reflects the combination of Chinese history and national conditions “ modernity ”special