The Manchus, a people who occupy an important place in Chinese history, have evolved like a magnificent epic, long and full of ups and downs.
Back then, the ancestors of the Manchus, the Sushen people, as early as more than 1,000 years BC, had contacts with the Central Plains Zhou Tianzi, and the "arrows and stone stones" they offered were not only material tributes, but also witnesses of the exchanges between the civilizations of the two places. With the passage of time, they have been called Lou, Beji, and Jian, and each change of title records the steps and changes of this nation in the long river of history.
During the Tang Dynasty, Da Zuorong, the leader of the Su Dynasty, was named the king of Bohai County and established the Bohai State, which was the first local government in the history of the Manchus. At that moment, they were like the rising sun, illuminating the sky of Manchu history. Later, the Jin State was the second local government established by the Manchu ancestors, and its prestige was far-reaching and intimidating.
Time flies, and in the late 16th century, Nurhachi, the outstanding leader of the Jianzhou Jurchens, rose like a bright star in the northeast. He unified the Jurchen tribes, with the Jurchens as the core, absorbed the elites of other ethnic groups, and formed a national community with the Manchu ancestors as the main body. This community is not only a gathering of a nation, but also a melting pot of cultures, where various cultures blend and collide and bloom with brilliant light.
The composition of the early Eight Banners Manchuria was like a big family, the Jianzhou Jurchen, the Haixi Jurchen, the East China Sea Jurchen and the Heilongjiang Jurchen, they were interdependent and together constituted the predecessor of the Manchus. And the system of the banner is like a fine net, which closely links the Manchu people. This kind of system, which is both mandatory and full of binding force, has enabled the Manchu people to form a united and orderly collective under the management of the leader.
After the Xinhai Revolution, the Eight Banners system was abandoned, the leaders and patriarchs passed away one after another, and most of the records were lost and burned. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Manchu people. However, they did not sink because of this, but gradually found their position in the torrent of history. They began to integrate into the big family of the Chinese nation, and together with the Han and other ethnic groups, they wrote the history of China.
Today, the Manchus have become an important member of the big family of the Chinese nation. Although they are different from other ethnic groups such as the Han nationality in terms of language and culture, they are all sons and daughters of the land of China, and they jointly carry the history and culture of the Chinese nation. Their existence is not only the inheritance and protection of their own history, but also the enrichment and development of the diverse culture of the Chinese nation.
Looking back at the evolution of the Manchus, we can't help but sigh at the vicissitudes and changes of history. However, it is precisely this change that has shaped today's Manchu and Chinese nation. In the days to come, we look forward to the Manchu people continuing to write their own glorious chapters and working together with the people of all ethnic groups across the country to create a better future.