What was the ethnic policy of the Qing Dynasty?

Ming and Qing Dynasties are an important period for the consolidation and development of the Chinese nation.

Ming dynasty: attaching importance to the governance of minority areas

Although the Ming Dynasty was a Han regime, the government attached great importance to the management and rule of minority areas.

In the southern minority areas, the chieftain system was first implemented since the Yuan Dynasty, and obedient minority leaders were awarded hereditary positions, and they managed their own places. Later, the implementation of the policy of "improving the soil and returning to the flow" brought the Tusi area under the direct control of the central government, which was conducive to the development of national unity.

Ming Dynasty: the True Unity of All Ethnic Groups in China

In North China, Northeast China and Northwest China, the Ming government mainly set up military institutions to guard the country, such as setting up headquarters and health centers to consolidate the stability and unity of the country.

In addition, the Ming government also encouraged economic and cultural exchanges between ethnic minorities and the Han nationality, such as resettlement, trade exchanges, building schools, and promoting Confucianism, and achieved remarkable results. These measures of the Ming government made the relationship between the border minority areas and the central dynasty increasingly close, thus realizing the real unity of the central dynasty and the border areas.

Qing Dynasty: The Chinese nation further developed steadily.

The Qing Dynasty established by Manchu is another unified dynasty established by ethnic minorities after the Yuan Dynasty in China history. Because Manchu rulers have taken many important measures to stabilize the frontier and adopted a more tolerant and open attitude and policy towards Chinese culture and national culture, ethnic relations and ethnic integration have been further developed, thus strengthening the mutual recognition of all ethnic groups.

Qing Dynasty: Embodying Strong National Cohesion

The territory of China, which was established and consolidated by virtue of its strong national strength in the early Qing Dynasty, promoted the continuous enhancement of national cohesion. When China suffered foreign aggression in the late Qing Dynasty, all ethnic groups fought against foreign powers to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, which fully reflected the strong cohesion of the Chinese nation.