The reasons for the unification of ancient China Zhihu

First, the economic base determines the superstructure.

In ancient times, when the small-scale peasant economy was dominant, the small-scale peasant economy had characteristics such as economic vulnerability, closedness, and conservatism. It needed a strong unified political power to protect it.

Second, culturally, Han culture has always been the main culture. The Central Plains civilization dominated by Han culture has had an important impact on neighboring countries, such as North Korea, Bangzi, Japan, and Vietnam. The civilizations of these countries have never been native civilizations.

In other words, they do not have their own civilization. They are deeply influenced by Chinese civilization.

Therefore, China is actually not a country formed by ethnicity, but a country formed by civilization. This also means that the country cannot have only one ethnic group, the Han.

With the foundation of cultural unity, unification is only a matter of time.