Why are we Han Chinese?

The origin of the Han nationality, the origin of the name of the Han nationality, and how many other nationalities have been integrated into the Han nationality? From about 7000 BC, Bachu people, a part of the Han nationality, developed in the Yangtze River valley. About 5000 years ago, the Huaxia nationality, another source 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. In 2700 BC, 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 2000 BC, Qi established Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty 1766, Zhou Dynasty 1 122. Since the Zhou Dynasty, various ethnic groups and tribes in the territory have been continuously integrated, forming the Huaxia nationality in the Yellow River basin and the Chu nationality in the Huaihe River, Surabaya River, Yangtze River and Hanshui River basins. During this period, Huaxia and Chu ethnic groups gradually formed and became the predecessors of modern Han nationality, which was different from many ethnic groups such as Yi, Man, Rong and Di, but the distinction between Hua and Yi was not very strict at this time.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Huaxia people further integrated with the surrounding ethnic groups, and Huaxia people gradually integrated with Chu people and Qin people. During the Warring States Period, the vassal states of China fought against each other, and the Yi, Man, Rong and Di who entered the Central Plains gradually merged with the Huaxia nationality, forming a relatively stable nation. At this time, the activity area of Huaxia nationality also expanded to the middle and lower reaches of Liaohe River, Taohe River Basin, Sichuan Basin, Jiangnan area and other places.

Qin destroyed six countries and unified China. In just over ten years, under the leadership of Chu people such as Chen Sheng, Guangwu, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, the Qin Dynasty perished. Subsequently, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, both Chu people, competed for supreme sovereignty. Liu Bang won, and the Han Dynasty was established and ruled China for more than 400 years. During this period, the territory of China expanded unprecedentedly, with the Chu and Huaxia nationalities in the pre-Qin period as the core, and the Qiang and Xiongnu tribes were integrated to form the Han nationality. At this time, the distribution of Han population is still concentrated in the Yellow River and Huaihe River basins. From the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Han population gradually migrated to the Yangtze River, the Pearl River and the southeast of China. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to the national policy of the ruling class, the Han population in the south indirectly surpassed that in the north. Since the Republic of China, the Han population has gradually migrated to the northeast. From the Ming Dynasty, the Han nationality began to immigrate to Southeast Asia sporadically, and from the19th century, the Han nationality immigrated to Europe, North America and other places.

Han nationality used to be called "Huaxia" nationality. During the Warring States Period, the State of Qin established Hanzhong County (more than 2,400 years ago), hence the name Hanzhong. After the unification of the State of Qin, it became one of the 36 counties in the world. During the Chu-Han War, Liu Bang was made King of Hanzhong, and the army he led was called the "Han Army" and was stationed in Hanzhong. Later, Liu Bang led the Han army to "build a plank road and secretly cross Chen Cang", occupying Guanzhong first and then unifying the world, with "Han" as the country name. The powerful Han Empire waged a long-term, large-scale and tragic war against the Xiongnu invasion. The powerful Han army pursued the Xiongnu on a large scale, went deep into the hinterland of the desert for thousands of miles, and even crossed the green ridge, which made the very powerful Xiongnu suffer heavy losses many times and eventually disappeared. A few remnants fled to Europe, causing the countries in the desert to shake and talk about the color change of Han. . . . . . Because of the unprecedented strength of the Han army in the western regions and Central Asia, the myth of unbeaten for more than a hundred years has made the reputation of the Han army and the Han people spread far beyond the territory. "Those who openly commit crimes against the Han people will be punished even if they are far away!" The powerful Han empire maintained its dignity with iron and blood, and let its people proudly say "I am Han Chinese" in front of foreigners! ! ! " .。 . From then on, no matter how the Chinese descendants in the Central Plains changed dynasties, people called their own people Han, which is the origin of the Han nationality.