民族地区社会经济的发展事关我国改革开放发展的全局,当前部分少数民族地区发展相对滞后,对于原因的探究引发了越来越多的关注。本文着重剖析湖北省宜昌市宜都市潘家湾土家族自治乡的社会发展,从不同侧面寻找其发展相对滞后的症结,探究少数民族地区社会进步发展的思路。 The development of the social economy in ethnic areas is related to the overall situation of the development of China’s reform and opening up. At present, the development of some ethnic minority areas lags behind and the exploration of the reasons has drawn more and more attention. This paper focuses on analyzing the social development of Tujia Autonomous Township in Panjiawan, Yichang City, Hubei Province, looking for the crux of its development lagging behind from different aspects and exploring the ideas of social progress and development in ethnic minority areas.