Just as the so-called "simultaneous listening is bright, partial belief is dark", if a person wants to grasp a thing comprehensively and objectively, he must understand this matter from many aspects and angles, and then synthesize various factors to conclude that even if it is some extreme factors, it also has reference value.
In the same way, we must understand ourselves and understand China, in addition to learning our own history textbooks, we should also go abroad to see how outsiders view us, so as to help us see ourselves better and be an oriental dragon that contributes to the world.
Earlier we talked about what the United States and Russia think of us, and today we look at neighboring Japan.
Before the Yuan Dynasty, Japan's attitude towards China was admired, especially the prosperous culture of the Tang Dynasty was copied by Japan. But after the Song Dynasty, the Japanese began to despise China, especially after they won two Yuan-Japanese wars with "kamikaze" (in fact, they only won the second one), and they even regarded themselves as the last remnants of Tang culture. Whether we agree or not, they think so anyway.
In modern times, Japan has become even more blind, trying to dominate East Asia and committing numerous crimes against China, and we have become "sick men of East Asia" in their hearts. Only now have they regained awareness of the strength and accumulation of China and have begun to respect our neighbor.
A thousand words can not be worth a picture, then, we will look at the 10 maps of China in the Japanese history textbook to see what the "we" in the Japanese heart look like.
1. Shang Zhou
Like most Western countries, Japan did not write about our Xia Dynasty, but directly started with Yin Shang. Judging from the scope of the line, the territory of the Shang Zhou is basically in line with ours.
2. Qin Dynasty
Everything else is OK, why don't you "assign" yunnan and Guizhou to us? Too stingy.
In the "Yugong" Kyushu map, Yunnan has already been included in the Liang Prefecture of the Nine Prefectures of the World; during the Warring States period, the State of Chu officially stepped into the Dianchi area and established the State of Dian; Yunnan did not belong to the Qin Dynasty, and what was the Qin people used to repair the "Five Foot Road"?
However, the Japanese recognize our Great Wall (I can't avoid it) and mention Montien.
3. The Western Han Dynasty
The map of the Western Han Dynasty is quite reliable, and the Great Han conquered the Western Regions and the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, placing the four counties of the Han Dynasty. Yunnan and northern Vietnam were also taken.
Interestingly, the Japanese marked a prominent "倭" character on their territory, proving that they still respected the Han Dynasty's claims. There is no way, a lot of evidence is placed there, and you can't rely on it.
4. Three Kingdoms
Japan's study of the Three Kingdoms is not less than that of our country, which cannot be seen from this picture, but friends who have played the Three Kingdoms game must have a profound understanding, which stems from the favor of a huge work in Japan, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
However, in our country, many people have only watched the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" TV series one after another, and even the original work has not been seen, and I can only express regret.
5. Two Promotions
The two Jin Dynasties were a great recession era of China's Central Plains Dynasty, but it was precisely the most prosperous era of national integration, without the two Jin Dynasties, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, how many years would the integration of China have to wait? If this day is always coming, it might as well come sooner.
From the map, from the Western Jin Dynasty to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in addition to the losses suffered on the Korean Peninsula, China's overall territory is expanding. It conquers not territory, but the human heart!
6. Tang Dynasty
To be honest, this Datang map is far from what we have in mind. Although the territory controlled by the Tang Dynasty in each period was different, except for Tubo, other places were successively ruled by the Tang Dynasty, either in the western region, or in the desert, or in the northeast, and the situation of losing these places had not yet occurred, and the Japanese just integrated this situation, so they formed a Map of the Tang Dynasty that was similar to the Western Jin Dynasty.
What can you say about that? According to Einstein's theory, this is a problem with the time coordinates.
7. Northern Song Dynasty
The territory of the Northern Song Dynasty was not much different, but they were accustomed to viewing the regimes outside the Great Song As "foreign states" of China, and in fact, the regimes of Western Xia, Liao, and Jin were an inseparable part of Chinese culture.
8. Yuan Dynasty
The Japanese are always willing to blow the Yuan Dynasty around for two reasons: 1. They advocate the philosophy of violence, the weak should be strong, and the strong should be king; 2. They once defeated Mongolia.
In fact, the penman believes that the Mongols did not conquer the world, but they were conquered by the cultures of various places, and now there is only one small Mongol country left. Force can only bring temporary brilliance, and human beings must rely on civilization to move forward.
9. Ming Dynasty
This Ming Dynasty territory is also too shabby, right? The Ming Dynasty did not rule Tibet? It seems that many Western countries think so, is it necessary for Japan to follow the trend?
Moreover, Japan's greatest concern is, of course, Sakhalin Island. Sure enough, Sakhalin Island was not from the Ming Dynasty, and even the outer northeast was "dug" by Japan. In this regard, they have a striking resemblance to the United States, take a look at the American version of the Ming Dynasty map:
10. Qing Dynasty
Not surprisingly, the Qing Dynasty did not have Sakhalin Island on its map, but fortunately the Japanese did not assign Sakhalin Island to the Japanese territory, otherwise the Russians would protest again.
Look at us in the Qing Dynasty, or a full maple leaf, who knows, later "thin" a lot.