Abstract

Water is not only a natural resource for human survival, but also an important link for social integration, especially in desert oasis where land resources are plentiful but water e southern Xinjiang oasis（南疆绿洲), it's found that the local people constructed a picture of – water relations and relations among all people with local characteristics in terms of village construction, livelihood patterns, social organisation and social relations around the distribution, use and allocation of water resources. The use of water resources has facilitated the social bonding of heterogeneous migrant groups and advanced the formation and development of village communities

Keywords

Southern Xinjiang Oasis; Immigrant Villages; Water Culture; Social Connection

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