When was the Han nationality formally formed?

The clan name of the Han nationality was formally formed in the Han Dynasty.

Han nationality, formerly known as Huaxia nationality, was distributed in various tribes and zones in the pre-Qin period and lived in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. The representative cultures are Yangshao culture and Longshan culture, with many cultural branches.

In 22 1 year BC, Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, and the Chinese nation moved from decentralization to unification. After the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang adopted a series of measures, such as promoting the county system, unifying currency and weights and measures, and building Qin Changcheng, which unified and stabilized the Chinese nation. Under the condition of national unity, the Han nationality has formed a unified nation.

From the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty experienced more than 400 years, which provided historical conditions for the naming of the Han Dynasty and the Chinese nation. The Han Dynasty had a strong national strength and a strong development. In foreign exchanges, other nationalities refer to the army of the Han Dynasty as Han soldiers, the envoys of the Han Dynasty as Han envoys, and the people of the Han Dynasty as Han people.

Therefore, in the unprecedented frequent exchanges between the Han Dynasty and the surrounding ethnic minorities, such as communicating with the western regions, killing Xiongnu, conquering Korea, serving the southwest, and incorporating Fujian, Guangdong and South Guangdong, the name of the Han Dynasty was called the name of the Chinese nation by other ethnic groups. In short, the name of the Han nationality has been called since the Han Dynasty.

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The Han nationality, with the Huaxia nationality in the pre-Qin period as the core, formed into a unified nation in the Qin and Han dynasties, and reached 1840, which experienced the development process of more than two thousand years under the feudal monarchy; From 1840 to 1949, new development has been made in the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal struggle; After the founding of New China from 65438 to 0949, it gradually developed with the people of all ethnic groups in China. Become the largest socialist country in China.

The Han nationality is also an uninterrupted nation with a long history and the most populous nation in the world. In Chinese mainland, the Han nationality accounts for 92% of the total population; In Taiwan Province Province, the Han nationality accounts for 98% of the total population; In Hong Kong and Macau, the Han nationality accounts for 95% and 97% of the total population respectively. ? Besides China, the Han nationality is also distributed in Southeast Asia, North America and Western Europe.

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