Why did ancient Vietnam call itself the descendants of the Yellow Emperor?

1, Panghong Dynasty in the legendary era-the sense of identity of China descent

When it comes to the history of ancient Vietnam, we have to mention the founding myth of Hong Pang in the eyes of Vietnamese. This myth is quite interesting. According to textual research, the legend of Hong Pong was mature after the Li Dynasty, the feudal dynasty of ancient Vietnam. Legend has it that the ancestor of Vietnam was Shennong, and Sun Diming, the third grandson of Shennong, traveled to Vietnam and gave birth to King Jingyang. King Jingyang is very wise, very wise. Ming Di always wanted to give him a throne, but King Jingyang insisted on giving it to his eldest brother. So Ming Chengzu "made the emperor his heir and ruled the north;" Make king Jingyang king and rule the south. According to Vietnamese, Queen Jingyang gave birth to Luo, the "ancestor of Baiyue". "Luo Changzi is the ancestor of the Yue people, and later established the Wenlang country, which lasted for 18 generations.

2. The Northern Subordinate Period-the territorial cultural factors that entered China for nearly a thousand years.

Ancient Vietnam claimed to be the descendants of the Yellow Emperor, which had a lot to do with ancient Vietnam being under the Chinese territory for nearly a thousand years. This period of history that once belonged to China is called "Northern Period". The first northern period began with Qin Shihuang. Historical Records-Biography of the First Qin Emperor: "In thirty-three years, the captives, husbands, and Jia family slightly took Lvliang's land, namely Guilin, Xiang Jun, and Nanhai, to accommodate the garrison." After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he laid the land of Baiyue at that time. In addition to stationing troops, he also immigrated criminals and businessmen exiled from the Central Plains to Lingnan area to strengthen ethnic integration and consolidate rule. At that time, ancient northern Vietnam was included in the management of Xiang County. At the end of Qin Dynasty, China was in civil strife, and Zhao Tuo, the prefect of Nanhai County, established Nanyue State, with its capital in Guangzhou. Nanyue made itself a vassal of the Western Han Dynasty, and implemented the national policy of "harmony and gathering hundreds of yue" at home, and set up a government office in the place where the toes crossed at that time (today's North Vietnam).

In A.D.11/year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty destroyed South Vietnam, and Vietnam became the territory directly under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty, and set up a cross-toed secretariat to manage Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and northern Vietnam. During the reign of the Western Han Dynasty, the policy of "keeping in touch with the people's livelihood" was implemented in the land where the toes crossed, and the Vietnamese people were further educated to make a wedding system according to the etiquette of the Han people and the cultivation of crops. Vietnam began the process of gradual sinicization.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was another scuffle in the Central Plains. Tai shou Shi Xie, control toe crossing. Corporal Shi Xie is good at using China laws to cross the border. The situation in Jiaodi area is relatively stable and prosperous, and many talents from the Central Plains have also taken refuge, further promoting the development and research of Vietnamese Chinese culture.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, there was chaos in the Central Plains, and there was a pre-Li Dynasty in Vietnam. Shortly after the Sui Dynasty formally established its rule in the Central Plains, the former Li regime collapsed and Vietnam returned to Chinese territory until the end of the Tang Dynasty. During the Tang Dynasty, with the prosperity of the culture of the Central Plains dynasty, the sinicization of Vietnam entered a new stage, and famous poets such as Du and Shen Quanqi were also officials here, which made tang style in Vietnam prevail.

The rule of the Central Plains Dynasty for nearly a thousand years made the ancient Vietnamese culture born with the brand of China culture. Even if Vietnam later had its own independent feudal dynasty, it was dominated by China's political, economic and cultural policies, and it was almost a copy of China.

3. Cultural worship and transplantation of independent feudal dynasties.

After the decline of Tang Dynasty, Vietnam experienced Ding Dynasty, pre-Li Dynasty, Li Dynasty, Chen Dynasty, former Ming Dynasty and post-Li Dynasty. It is worth mentioning that, since the Ding Dynasty, these imperial courts, which established the feudal regime in Viet Nam, all imitated China's political system to rule the country. For example, the Li Dynasty initiated by Lou Tai T completely imitated China's political, economic and military systems and promoted the rulers' sense of identity with China culture.

The Chen Dynasty followed closely and reached a new height of China's cultural development. On the one hand, it followed the system of the Li Dynasty, on the other hand, it respected Buddhism and promoted imperial examinations. Statues of Confucius and Duke Zhou were set up in the National Academy of Sciences for regular sacrifices, which reached a new height in the sense of identity of Chinese people. With the implementation of the imperial examination, a new ruling class of Confucian scholars appeared in Viet Nam. In literature, even the monarch of Chen Dynasty was a loyal fan of China literature. In addition to the rise of literature and Confucianism, Viet Nam also began to celebrate traditional festivals such as Dragon Boat Festival, and China's ideology became stronger. During the Chen Dynasty, it was not an exaggeration to call Viet Nam "Little China".

It is precisely because of these historical factors that ancient Vietnam often considered itself a descendant of China. It was not until modern Vietnam gradually weakened the influence of China culture on it.