Why do you say that we are descendants of the Chinese people?

Why do you say that we are descendants of the Chinese people?

According to legend, in ancient times, many scattered people lived in the Yellow River valley in China. They formed clans according to their blood relationship, and many clans United to form tribes. Huangdi and Yan Di are the leaders of two big tribes. At that time, people's ability to resist natural disasters was very low, and they had to move in case of floods and droughts. Once, when the Yan Di tribe moved, they came to the place occupied by the Yellow Emperor tribe. When they saw good conditions there, they decided to stay for a long time. However, the people of the Huangdi tribe were not reconciled, and as a result, the two sides fought to outdo each other. After three battles, the Yan Di tribe was defeated. Emperor Yan admitted defeat to the Yellow Emperor and expressed his willingness to obey his orders. The Yellow Emperor agreed to the request of the Yan Di tribe to stay. The wife of the Yellow Emperor personally taught the people of Yan Di tribe to raise silkworms and reeling silk, and the Yellow Emperor had them taught the skills of making cars and ships. Emperor Yan also gave wooden plows and herbs to the Yellow Emperor. They get along well. Later, they joined forces to form the Yanhuang Tribal Alliance, and the Yellow Emperor became the leader of this alliance. The history of the Chinese nation began. Therefore, China people regard the Yellow Emperor as the ancestor of the Chinese nation and call themselves "descendants of the Chinese people".

Why do China people call themselves descendants of the Yellow Emperor?

According to legend, there were many tribes in the Yellow River valley about 5000 years ago. Huangdi and Yan Di are famous tribal leaders. They defeated Chiyou in Zhuolu. Later, the wasteland formed an alliance with Yan Di, then merged with other tribes in the Central Plains, and gradually became stronger, forming the Huaxia nationality, the predecessor of the Huolai Han nationality. Therefore, the performers call themselves "descendants of the Yellow Emperor". Moreover, the Yellow Emperor is also the "ancestor of mankind", which has made great contributions to his later life.

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Why do you call us descendants of the Yellow Emperor?

The descendants of the Chinese people, also known as the descendants of the Chinese people, are self-proclaimed Chinese people and are called Chinese children.

Legend has it that Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang are regarded as the ancestors of the Chinese nation. Legend has it that they came from the same tribe and later became the leaders of two rival tribes. The two tribes started the battle of Hanquan, and the Yellow Emperor defeated Yan Di. These two tribes gradually merged into the Chinese nation, which was called the Ministry of * * * after the Han and Tang Dynasties. Yan Di and the Yellow Emperor are also the ancestors of China's culture and technology. It is said that they and their courtiers and descendants created almost all the important inventions in ancient times.

Later, several legendary ancient emperors were regarded as the direct descendants of the Yellow Emperor until the Xia, Shang and Zhou emperors, and even barbarians and barbarians were included in this system. Later emperors also claimed that they were descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Almost all surnames can be traced back to Yandi, Huangdi or their courtiers. Ethnic minorities who have accepted Chinese culture (such as Xiongnu and Xianbei). ) also claimed to be descendants of the Chinese people, descendants of the Chinese people.

Yelvyan, the minister of Liao Dynasty, called Qidan after the Yellow Emperor in A Record of the Imperial Dynasty. The History of Liao Dynasty, Ji Zan of Taizu, and Preface to the World Declare that Qidan is behind Emperor Yan. In recent years, among the descendants of the Khitan discovered in Yunnan, there is a genealogy of Shi Dian Chang Luo Fu, which was revised in the Ming Dynasty. In front of it is a seven-character poem that reads "Emperor Yan, the ancestor of the Liao Dynasty ...". These Khitans also believe that the Khitans are Miao people in Yan Di.

In the late Qing Dynasty, this concept spread more widely with the construction of nationalism in China. The early revolutionaries who rebelled against the Manchu rule in the late Qing Dynasty won the support of * * with the slogan "descendants of the Chinese people, descendants of the Chinese people", while the radical revolutionaries believed that "descendants of the Chinese people are the only Han people". Moderate reformists believe that "our country is all descendants of the Yellow Emperor". Faced with the invasion and occupation by western powers, people of insight, including ethnic minorities [1], called for breaking ethnic boundaries and reunifying China under the banner of "descendants of the Chinese people". In the face of the crisis of national subjugation and species extinction caused by foreign aggression, the concept of "descendants of the Chinese people, descendants of the Chinese people" has become a symbol of China people's national cohesion with ancestor worship as its basic culture. During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the title of "descendants of the Yellow Emperor" was stereotyped as a reference symbol of the Chinese nation's war of resistance against the enemy, and became a banner that called on and inspired Chinese at home and abroad to join in the war of resistance. [2][3] During the Republic of China, "China people are all descendants of the Yellow Emperor" and China people are all descendants of the Yellow Emperor.

Why not call it "descendants of the Chinese people" but "descendants of the Chinese people"?

The theory of descendants of the Yellow Emperor involves the origin of the Chinese nation. For a long time, we have been accustomed to the monism of the history of the Chinese nation, that is, the ancestor of the Chinese nation is the Yellow Emperor, the birthplace of the Chinese nation is the Loess Plateau in the northwest, and the Yellow River is our mother river. The spread of Chinese civilization centers on its birthplace and then radiates in all directions. In short, it is a nation, an ancestor, a birthplace and a mother river. Chinese civilization has only one center, and it has gradually spread in all directions. Is this the historical truth? Absolutely not. This framework of ancient history was established by Sima Qian in his book Historical Records. At that time, Sima Qian could not speak freely. He knew that Fuxi, who was born in Dongyi, and Shennong, who was born in Nanman, had a longer history than Huangdi, who was born in Xirong. But when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty compared himself to the Yellow Emperor, he must have regarded the Yellow Emperor as the ancestor of the Chinese nation. He also had to give in, but he revealed some real situations between the lines, hoping that readers would "think carefully before they know what it means" and understand the truth for themselves. In modern times, the archaeological work in China has just started. Mr. Xu, a famous archaeologist, and Mr. Meng, a famous historian, first began to challenge the monism of the Chinese nation, boldly pointing out that in the legendary Yellow Emperor era, there were at least three ethnic groups in China, and each ethnic group made great contributions to the creation of Chinese civilization. Confucian Confucius and Mencius were born in Dongyi Group, and Taoist Laozi and Zhuangzi were born in Nanman Group. The Chinese nation is not just a descendant of Yanhuang or Huangdi.

Why do you call us descendants of the Yellow Emperor?

According to legend, in Sichuan and ancient times, there were many scattered people living in the Yellow River valley in China. They formed clans according to their blood relationship, and many clans United to form tribes. Huangdi and Yan Di are the leaders of two big tribes.

At that time, people's ability to resist natural disasters was very low, and they had to move in case of floods and droughts. Once, when the Yan Di tribe moved, they came to the place occupied by the Yellow Emperor tribe. When they saw good conditions there, they decided to stay for a long time.

However, the people of the Huangdi tribe were not reconciled, and as a result, the two sides fought to outdo each other. After three battles, the Yan Di tribe was defeated. Emperor Yan admitted defeat to the Yellow Emperor and expressed his willingness to obey his orders. The Yellow Emperor agreed to the request of the Yan Di tribe to stay.

The wife of the Yellow Emperor personally taught the people of Yan Di tribe to raise silkworms and reeling silk, and the Yellow Emperor had them taught the skills of making cars and ships. Emperor Yan also gave wooden plows and herbs to the Yellow Emperor. They get along well.

Later, they joined forces to form the Yanhuang Tribal Alliance, and the Yellow Emperor became the leader of this alliance. The history of the Chinese nation began. Therefore, China people regard the Yellow Emperor as the ancestor of the Chinese nation and call themselves "descendants of the Chinese people".

Why do China people say they are descendants of the Chinese people?

"Yanhuang" refers to the leaders of two different tribes in primitive society of China. Yan Di, surnamed Jiang, is the leader of the clan. They entered the Central Plains from the west nomadic, and had a long-term inter-tribal conflict with the Jiuli nationality headed by Chiyou. Finally, he was forced to flee to Zhuolu (now Hebei Province). With the help of Huangdi clan, Chiyou was attacked and killed. Huangdi's surname is Ji and his name is Xuanyuan. Later, in Hanquan (according to legend, Hanquan was in Huailai County, Hebei Province), there were three conflicts between Yan and Huang. The Huangdi clan defeated the Yan Di clan and entered the Central Plains from the northwest.

The Yellow Emperor and the Hehe gradually merged with the Yi people living in the east, the Li people living in the south and some Miao people to form the Chinese nation in the Spring and Autumn Period, which was called the Han nationality after the Han Dynasty. Among the nationalities and tribes in the Central Plains at that time, the Huangdi clan was stronger and had a higher culture, so the Huangdi clan became the representative of the Central Plains culture. Emperor Yanhuang became the ancestor of the Han nationality. Also known as the ancestor of the Chinese nation. Therefore, people often refer to the Chinese nation as "descendants of the Chinese people" or "descendants of the Chinese people". Chinese descendants have become synonymous with the Chinese nation.

According to some ancient myths and legends in China, the Yellow Emperor is a tribal leader in the Yellow River valley. His initial activity center was in Xinzheng, Henan, and later developed to Hebei and Shaanxi. Yan Di tribe originally lived in Jiang Shui area in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. The activity area of the Chiyou tribe is said to be in the lower reaches of the Yellow River in Shandong, while others are in the south, generally in the southeast.

At the time when the Yellow Emperor lived, at the end of primitive society in China, wars between clans and tribes were very frequent. Several wars between Huangdi, Yan Di and Chiyou reflected the historical facts of that period.

Legend has it that there were three wars between Huangdi, Chiyou and Yan Di. The first time was the war between the Chiyou tribe and the Yan Di tribe. According to this myth, it was a tribe of Yan Di tribe that started the war with Chiyou. Because Chiyou went west to develop and seized the land in Gong Shi, the two sides had a conflict of interest and a fierce war broke out. "Yizhoushu" describes this war and says: "Chiyou pursues the emperor (referring to the work of * * *) and fights in the land of Zhuolu, with nine horns." Zhuolu is in the southeast of Zhuolu County, Hebei Province. "A" means the foot of the mountain, which is the east side of Taihang Mountain today. "Jiujiao" means Kyushu and Jiutu. The effect is that all the land of the Jiuzu of Gonggong was occupied by the Chiyou tribe. Yan Di tribe felt that their tribe had been bullied, so they turned to Huangdi tribe for help. The Huangdi tribe and the Yan Di tribe joined forces to fight against Chiyou. So there was a second, more intense war.

In the second war, Huangdi tribe and Chiyou tribe were the main warring parties, and the location was Zhuolu. Historically, this war was called the Battle of Zhuolu, and it was probably the largest war in ancient China.

According to ancient myths and legends, this evil is often very fierce. Chiyou is a famous leader in Southeast China, who is brave and good at fighting. The dragon fish river map quoted in Taiping Yu Lan says that he is "a beast with a human voice and a bronze head". He may wear animal skins or draw pictures of wild animals, and use copper as a weapon or protective armor. In any case, he has extraordinary fighting ability. Yi Shuo Ji also said that Chiyou had "seventy-two brothers" and Notes on Ancient and Modern China also said that Chiyou "made broadswords, halberds and staffs", which means bows and arrows, indicating that his weapons are numerous and sophisticated. These are beyond the reach of the Huangdi tribe. Therefore, the alliance between the Yellow Emperor and Yan Di began to lose several battles.

Once, the two sides were fighting fiercely in Yuanye, and suddenly there was fog in the sky. The Yellow Emperor and his tribe were trapped in the center of the fog, but the Chiyou tribe armed with bronze weapons showed their talents and killed them left and right, and the Yellow Emperor suffered heavy losses. Later, thanks to the wind of the ministers in the Huangdi tribe, a guided car was built and the direction was determined, so that the Huangdi tribe escaped from the tight encirclement (Taiping Yulan led Zhi Lin).

The final decisive battle between Huangdi and Chiyou tribe was the fiercest. The two sides mobilized all their strength, and Chiyou invited the tribe of Kuafu, a famous northern giant (namely "Kuafu" Kuafu) to help. At the beginning of the campaign, Huangdi was defeated by the alliance of Kuafu and Chiyou, who were good at fighting and running, so he lost five miles. Later, the Yellow Emperor used ingenious art of war to set a surprise attack and turned defeat into victory. Kuafu was killed, Chiyou escaped, followed by the Yellow Emperor, and finally Chiyou was caught in Shaanxi. The Yellow Emperor beheaded Chiyou and dismembered him. Up to now, there is still a Xie Xian county in Shanxi Province, which is said to be the place where Chiyou was dismembered, and the salt pond near Xie Xian County is said to be made of Chiyou's blood (Notes on Meng Xi, Postscript of Taoist History). Of course, these are absurd myths, but they reflect the cruelty of this war.

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