What are the characteristics of the Han Chinese?

The national characteristics of the Han people are as follows:

1. Since ancient times, the Han people have adopted an eclectic attitude towards various religious beliefs. The worship of heavenly destiny and ancestor worship are the main traditional concepts of Han religion. For thousands of years, the promotion of benevolence as the center and the emphasis on ethical education, and the doctrine of Confucianism, which was formed by the system of thought of Confucius and Mencius, have had a profound influence on the Han people.?

2. The Han people have traditionally been known for their industriousness and creative spirit. The historical economy of the Han people was mainly based on agriculture, with family side businesses, a typical natural economy of men plowing and women weaving. The agricultural production of the Han people has always been developed in history, and is especially famous for its water irrigation and meticulous cultivation, and the handicraft industry of the Han people also has a fairly high level of development.

3. The Han people are also an ethnic group with an unbroken and long history, and the most populous ethnic group in the world. Whether in politics, military, philosophy, literature, history, art and many other aspects, or in the field of natural science, the Han people have created many brilliant achievements.

Expanded Information:

The ethnic name of the Han Chinese was established in the process of the formation and development of China's united multi-ethnic state. In 206 B.C., the Han Dynasty succeeded the Qin Dynasty, which lasted for more than 400 years before and after, and there were new developments in economy, culture and the unification of the country, and the inhabitants of the Central Plains, who were originally known as the Huaxia, became known as the Han Chinese.

In the subsequent development of history, the Han people became the ethnic name of the main ethnic group in China, and accounted for the vast majority of China's population in successive generations, dominating in all aspects of development.

The Han people, through the **** with various ethnic groups, migration, integration, formed in the Songliao Plain and the Yellow River, Huaihe River, the Yangtze River, the Pearl River and other agriculturally developed areas and cities centralized distribution, and in the frontier and the local ethnic groups intermingled with the distribution of the characteristics of the miscellaneous. In addition, in the process of historical development, a considerable number of Han Chinese people migrated overseas to form local Chinese or overseas Chinese.?

Since the 1950s, especially after the reform and opening up, the Han and various ethnic minorities have made great contributions to China's prosperity and strength.

The Han people created a splendid culture and art with distinctive features in ancient times. It possesses numerous representative figures and works with far-reaching influence. In the natural sciences, astronomy and mathematics achievements have attracted the world's attention. Ancient agronomy had more than 370 kinds of agricultural books.

In the development of ancient Han literature, the development of poetry played a prominent role, such as Chu Ci, Lefu, Tang poetry, Song lyrics, etc. There are many writers and works of great artistic achievement; others, such as prose, novels, etc., are also famous in the world.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Han Chinese