How did the Han nationality come from?

From about 3000 BC, the Huaxia nationality, the main body of the Han nationality, originated in the Yellow River valley and began to develop gradually. It entered the Neolithic Age and went through matriarchal clan commune and paternal clan commune. Before 2400, there was a Ji tribe headed by the Yellow Emperor in central Shaanxi, and a Jiang tribe headed by the Yellow Emperor in the south. Friction often occurs between the two sides. The battle of Han Quan finally broke out between the two tribes, and the Yellow Emperor defeated Yan Di. After that, the two tribes formed an alliance and captured the surrounding tribes, and the predecessor of Huaxia Kingdom was born.

Around 2070, Qi established the Xia Dynasty; 1600 years ago, the Shang dynasty was established; Before 1046, the Zhou Dynasty was established. Since the Zhou Dynasty, the range of activities has gradually expanded from the Yellow River basin to the Huaihe River, Surabaya River, Yangtze River and Hanshui River basins. During this period, Huaxia nationality gradually formed and became the predecessor of modern Han nationality, which was different from many ethnic groups such as Yi, Man, Rong and Di, but at this time the distinction between Hua and Yi was not very strict.

Qin Shihuang unified China and established the Qin Dynasty, followed by the Han Dynasty, ruling China for 408 years. During this period, the territory of China expanded unprecedentedly, forming the Han nationality with the Huaxia nationality in the pre-Qin period as its core and subject. At this time, the distribution of Han population is still concentrated in the Yellow River and Huaihe River basins. Since the end of Yongjia Rebellion, the Han population has gradually migrated to the Yangtze River, Pearl River and southeastern China. By the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Han population in southern China had greatly surpassed that in northern China. After Manchuria, the Han nationality was forbidden to enter the northeast. In the late Qing Dynasty, in order to enrich the frontier, Han people were allowed to enter Manchuria. During Zhang's rule in Northeast China, a large number of Shandong Han people were introduced. From the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the Han nationality began to immigrate to Southeast Asia sporadically, and from the middle of19th century, the Han nationality immigrated to Europe, North America and other places.

Hanfu is called "Hanfu" by modern people, and it is a national costume that has been passed down from the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the Han nationality in the Ming Dynasty. It is characterized by a right collar, no buttons, but knots, and a wide robe with large sleeves. This kind of clothing culture

In ancient times, it also influenced the traditional costumes of Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other countries. Later, it disappeared because the Qing rulers advocated shaving and changing clothes and forced them to wear flag clothes. This typical flag dress is represented by a man's robe with a coat and a woman's straight robe (but in fact, the traditional Han people wear it under a folk coat, which is still very common in women's clothes). During the Republic of China, with the introduction of western things, the costumes of the Han nationality experienced changes again. Suits are very popular in people's daily life.

In recent years, there have been many debates about the national costumes of the Han nationality, during which the "Hanfu Movement" has emerged, mainly initiated by young people through the Internet. Hanfu activists are dissatisfied with the current scope of use of Hanfu and support the "revival of Hanfu". In addition to online publicity, the main form of sports is to collectively wear Hanfu to participate in activities.