There are 56 ethnic groups in our country, the Han nationality is the main ethnic group in our country, has always been known for its industriousness and creative spirit, the Han nationality has a long history, the old name of the Han nationality was named after the Han Dynasty in China; after the Han Dynasty, we called it the Han people. Before that? There is a title that is both domineering and noble.
Han is the descendants of the ancient legend of Yandi and Huangdi, Yandi tribe and Yellow Emperor tribe are the two most powerful tribes in the Yangtze River Basin and the Yellow River Valley, after the Yellow Emperor defeated the Yandi, the two tribes were integrated, so later generations called themselves "Yanhuang descendants", according to a large number of historical records and cultural relics to support, the Yellow Emperor unified China, Zhaozhuang civilization, was respected by later generations as "the ancestor of humanities".
The Yellow Emperor's original surname was Gongsun, and later changed to the surname of Ji, so it was called "Ji Xuanyuan", because he lived in xuanyuan hill, the number Xuanyuan clan, the capital of Jiandu Yu youxiong, also known as the Xiong clan, also known as the "Di Hong clan", the Yellow Emperor had a profound influence on future generations, the Chinese nation is also called Xuanyuan clan, but this kind of title is rare.
About 2070, China's first dynasty Xia Dynasty was established, the Xia Dynasty in ancient times was a central power, "Xia people" is "Chinese people", "Han" is also called "Huaxia nation", listening to it is very domineering, Chinese civilization is also called Han civilization, most scholars believe that the Pre-Qin Chinese civilization is our cultural core and cultural foundation.
Pre-Qin refers to the historical era from the Paleolithic era to the Warring States Period before the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, and the famous scholar Mr. Huang Moya compared the pre-Qin to the head of Chinese civilization. The oracle bones of the Xia and Shang dynasties and the bronzes of the Yin Shang are the historical symbols of China's civilization.
"Zhongyuan" is a famous title in history, which has appeared in the pre-Qin period, in a broad sense, the Zhongyuan people refer to the Chinese (Han people), after the Qin Shi Huang unified the six kingdoms, created a feudal system, the Chinese clan name is still used, during the Qin Dynasty, the Western Regions tribes, Xiongnu called the Central Plains people Qin people.
In 202 BC, Liu Bang won the Battle of Chu and Han, and later ascended the throne as emperor, fixed the name of the country "Han", established the Han Dynasty, and formed a "cultural community" called the Han people, and the Han people were also known as "Chinese", "Tang people", "peach blossom stones" and so on.
In the early days of the Han Dynasty, often harassed by nomads, because of the unstable situation, the development of the economy, the Han Dynasty had to seek peace with the nomads, to 156 BC, Liu Che ascended the throne, for the Han Emperor Wudi, the Han Dynasty was strong, Liu Che felt that the Xiongnu in the north had nothing to fear, and solved the threat of the Xiongnu by military means, drove the Xiongnu to the north of the desert, and then conquered the four sides, so that the countries in the western region submitted.
It is precisely because of the strength and prosperity of the Han Dynasty that in foreign exchanges, other ethnic groups call the army of the Han Dynasty "Han Bing", the envoys of the Han Dynasty "Han Envoys", the people of the Han Dynasty "Han People", Confucianism has also become the most important ideology in China from the Han Dynasty, and various cultures such as Wuyue culture, Bashu culture, Qilu culture, and Lingnan culture have developed from the Han Dynasty.
The Han Dynasty has had a long influence, gradually formed a unified consensus, there is no lack of glorious times in history, famous heroes emerge in an endless stream, people are proud of the Han people, so the back are called Han people, and the dynasties established later are mostly Han people, and the Han people are still used today.
The development of a civilization is gradually unified, and then passed down for hundreds of generations, the Han nationality is still a nation that has never been interrupted in history, and it is also the most populous ethnic group in the world, distributed all over the world.