The mystery of the origin of the name "China"
"China" is the title of the Chinese nation. The 56 ethnic groups living on the land of China are collectively referred to as "Chinese ethnic groups". Chinese people are proud of the "Chinese nation" and "Chinese descendants". How did
come from? Through the ages, there have been various explanations.
Ancient people’s interpretations are found in "Zuo Zhuan", "Mencius", "Shuowen Jiezi" and other ancient books, where "Hua" and "Xia" are regarded as the Central Plains, and "Yi" and "Yi" are regarded as the four directions. Correspondingly bred. For example, "the Japanese do not seek summer, the barbarians do not chase China", "the four barbarians invade, and China is a little bit weaker."
The ethnic group that lived in the Central Plains in ancient times was the Han. Therefore, it can be said that the Huaxia is the predecessor of the Han.
However, with the development of society and historical changes, the Huaxia nationality does not refer to a single Han nationality. The modern interpretation of
has two main viewpoints:
is the first, "China" is the name of the nation. There are two opinions that hold this view. According to
, Xia was used as the clan name in ancient my country. The name "Xia" is derived from "Xia Shui". It is usually said: "The Huaxia nationality settled in the Huashan Zhou, next to the Xia Shui, hence the name.
Another way of saying that Huaxia is actually a branch of the Xia nationality in history. The ancient Xia nationality once lived in Gansu and Henan. , Shanxi, later due to changes in the natural environment, this nation also continued to move around, and gradually divided into three parts: the east moved to the Central Plains called "East Xia" ("China"), west moved to Gansu, called "Xixia" ("Man Xia"), standing still is called "Da Xia". Later, Da Xia became the general name of the Xia nationality, and it is also the good name of the Xia nationality. Concept. There are two kinds of views that hold this view:
The first one is to name it based on the level of culture. The Zhouli area with high culture is called "Xia", and the ethnic group with high culture is called "Hua." Together, "Xia" is called "China." On the contrary, the low-cultural areas and ethnic groups outside of "China" are called "Dongyi", "Nanman", "Xirong", and "Beidi".
During the period, the cultural exchanges of various ethnic groups were very frequent, and the scope of China continued to expand. Therefore, Huaxia culture has also grown and grown. Any ethnic group that accepts Huaxia culture is generally included in the category of Huaxia, and Huaxia has become The title of the Chinese National Team.
According to the second argument, the distant ancestors of the Chinese nation can be roughly divided into three groups: Huaxia, Dongyi, and Miaoman.
Dongyi group activities are the Dawenkou Culture and Shandong Longshan Culture. The Jiangbei type distribution area of Heqingliangang culture, namely Shandong, southeastern Henan and central Anhui. The legendary Taigao, Shaogao, Houyi and Chiyou all belong to this group. Z3z
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China Group activities area It is the distribution area of Yangshao Culture and Henan Longshan Culture, that is, parts of the Central Plains and the northern part. The legendary Huangdi and Yandi belong to this group. Later, the Huangdi annexed the Yandi tribe and unified the other tribes, becoming the common memorial of the Chinese nation Ancestor. ChinaBecause of its successive victories, the group has consolidated its mainstream position and become an ancient representative of the Chinese nation.
It can be seen from this that whether it is the concept of caste nation or the concept of the city culture, "Huaxia" actually refers to the ancient ethnic groups that formed a common tradition in culture and lived in the middle reaches of the Yellow River.
During the development of Chinese history, the development of agricultural civilization and economic culture in the Central Plains was in a leading position, while the surrounding ethnic minorities ("Yi" and "Yi") were relatively backward. Therefore, the strong appeal and affinity of the Han culture has profoundly affected the surrounding ethnic minorities during the previous ethnic "great fusion" processes. is a historical scene in which the minority ruling groups in power always endorse the Han culture and conquered by the emerging civilization. At the same time, the “barbaric conqueror is ultimately the conquered.” In the two-way exchanges, the understanding of the name "Hua Xia", which has also been absorbed in the surrounding culture, has been formed in the two-way exchange. In-depth discussion of its origin is still a very meaningful and valuable subject.
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