From the perspective of the new era, comment on the demise of the Xia Dynasty

From the perspective of the new era, comment on the demise of the Xia Dynasty

Since Yao Shunyu ping cured the flood and expelled Miao Man, only the Huaxia and Dongyi ethnic groups in the Central Plains were left to compete. At first, the Huaxia ruled the Central Plains with a higher culture, which lasted more than 400 years. During this period, as the floods in the lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Huaisi region, the traditional areas of the Dongyi ethnic group, gradually subsided, the land gradually developed, the land became wider and wider, and the living standard became more and more abundant.

However, due to the need to control water, some Dongyi tribes (such as Shun, Gao Tao and Boyi tribes) who moved west to the Central Plains to cooperate with the Huaxia in water management, and after the Pingzhi flood, there was a struggle with the Huaxia to seize power. After more than 400 years of contact with the Huaxia ethnic group, the culture of the Dongyi ethnic group has also developed day by day.

The co-ownership system in Huaxia was changed from the initial selection (i.e., Zen Rang) to the system of hereditary succession, which is a manifestation of the gradual consolidation of ruling power. The scope of such power is already subordinate to the co-lord and the princes. The title of "Fang Bo" contained in the Book of Shang appeared at this time.

As far as the Huaxia and other ethnic groups are concerned, due to the difference between culture and inferiority, the concept of the unity of the xia has become increasingly developed. This was helpful for the maintenance of xia rule. However, the emperors at the end of the Xia Dynasty were not enough to lead to the decline of the Xia government. According to the "History of Xia Benji", "Kong Jiali, The Decline of the Xia Hou Clan. The "Chinese Zhou Yu" also said: "Kong Jia is chaotic, and the fourth generation has fallen." "Counting from Kong Jia's Xia Jie, the fourth life is only fifty years, which shows that after Kong Jia, the Xia government has been declining day by day.