Regional discrimination in ancient times

When it comes to regional discrimination, anyone who has experienced it will feel disgusted. So was there regional discrimination in ancient times?

The answer is: Yes

The most obvious point is that in ancient times, the Central Plains region looked down on the surrounding areas, so there were Dongyi, Xirong, Nanman and Beidi.

First, let’s talk about the “regional discrimination” during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Take a look at the idioms: carving a boat and asking for a sword, the protagonist is from the Chu country; adding something extra, the protagonist is from the Chu country; buying a coffin for a pearl, the protagonist is from the Chu country; blinding one leaf, the protagonist is from the Chu country; contradicting oneself, the protagonist is from the Chu country; Ye Gong loves dragons, the protagonist is from the Chu country people. Chu people: I was born in the south, you Central Plains people are not done yet! Just because the Chu State was in the south, it was looked down upon by other countries in the Central Plains. They thought that people did not understand etiquette, so they ridiculed the Chu State in various ways.

In addition to Chu State, Song State was also ridiculed. Arrogant, the protagonist is from the Song Dynasty; Zhizi is suspicious of his neighbors, the protagonist is from the Song Dynasty; Sit back and wait for the rabbit, the protagonist is from the Song Dynasty; Pull the seedlings to encourage them, the protagonist is from the Song Dynasty; The hand medicine without turtles, the protagonist is from the Song Dynasty; Savage exposes himself, the protagonist is from the Song Dynasty. Why does everyone laugh at the people of Song Dynasty? Because the title of "gong" in the Song Dynasty was the highest in the early Zhou Dynasty, but the Song Dynasty was a "legend of the country's subjugation" and was a loser and weak person. The rulers of other countries were jealous and looked down upon Song, and ridicule could be an outlet for their jealousy.

In addition, in ancient times, the south has always been discriminated against by the north. For example, in the Song Dynasty, prime ministers Wang Dan and Sima Guang said that the Fujian people were cunning and the Chu people were easy-going, so southerners should not be prime ministers. Think about a historian It's ridiculous for anyone to say such a thing. In addition, during the Qing Dynasty, there was also discrimination against the way southerners spoke, and they often used poems to satirize southerners.

After entering modern society, everyone began to discriminate against people from Henan, Northeast China, Xinjiang, Tibet, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, etc. .

In the final analysis, regional discrimination is caused by factors such as regional cultural differences, uneven economic development, and human psychological activities. Many people have regional discrimination because they do not understand a region and listen to others. Defamation and then slowly develops hostility and discrimination against people in a place. Sometimes someone else’s regionally discriminatory joke may cause great conflicts, so I would like to call on everyone to resist regional discrimination.