The influence of China's ancient China concept

China has been a multi-ethnic country since ancient times, and all ethnic groups have made important contributions to the formation and development of the Chinese nation. Due to the different living environments of different ethnic groups, the development of their civilization has also been divided into different stages, and the development level of Huaxia nationality has always been much higher than that of the surrounding ethnic minorities.

The concept of Chinese foreigners is an ideological system based on the superiority of Chinese culture, which is composed of the subjective opinions of the Huaxia nationality in the conflict with the "Four Foreigners". The imagination, interpretation and expression of the two groups of Hua and Yi gradually formed the social consciousness, norms and etiquette system of Huaxia nationality, and finally established their own cultural identity, representing the interests of Huaxia nationality and positioning the culture of "Siyi" group. This thought can be said to be the fundamental principle of dealing with cultural and ethnic issues in successive dynasties for thousands of years, and it has far-reaching influence in the long feudal era.

The concept of Hua Yi in Tang Dynasty is not only rich in connotation, but also far more profound and advanced than other dynasties. The open mind of the Tang Dynasty towards aliens and their cultures has always been praised by later generations. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, although the ruler of the central dynasty claimed to be the ruler of China, in fact, "the Tang Dynasty originated from barbarians." Therefore, the rulers in the early Tang Dynasty were able to treat the ethnic minorities equally, just as Emperor Taizong said: "Since ancient times, China has always attached importance to barbarians, and I have always loved them as one." At the same time, because the rulers in the early Tang Dynasty respected Taoism, the status of Buddhism was not enough to threaten orthodox culture. In addition, people in prosperous times have a relatively open concept and adopted aliens and their cultures.