How did the Han nationality come from?

from about 3 BC, the Huaxia nationality, the main body of the Han nationality today, originated in the Yellow River valley and began to develop gradually, entering the Neolithic age, and has successively experienced the matriarchal and paternal clan commune stages. Before 24, a tribe named Ji lived in central Shaanxi, the leader was Huangdi, and there was a tribe named Jiang headed by Yandi in the south. There were frequent frictions between the two sides. The battle of Hanquan finally broke out between the two tribes, and Huangdi defeated Yandi. After that, the two tribes formed an alliance and captured the surrounding tribes, and the predecessor of Huaxia nationality came into being.

In about 27, Qi established the Xia Dynasty; Before 16, the Shang Dynasty was established; In 146, the Zhou Dynasty was established. Since the Zhou Dynasty, the scope of activities has gradually expanded from the Yellow River basin to the Huaihe River, Surabaya, Yangtze River and Hanshui River basins. During this period, the Huaxia nationality gradually formed and became the predecessor of the modern Han nationality, which was different from many ethnic groups such as Yi, Man, Rong and Di, but the division of Hua and Yi was not very strict at this time.

Qin Shihuang unified China and established the Qin Dynasty, followed by the establishment of the Han Dynasty, which ruled China for 48 years. During this period, China's territory expanded unprecedentedly, and the Han nationality was formed with Huaxia nationality in the pre-Qin period as the core and subject. At this time, the distribution of the Han population is still concentrated in the Yellow River and Huaihe River basins. Since the end of Yongjia Rebellion, the Han population has gradually migrated to the Yangtze River, Pearl River and southeastern China. By the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the population of Han nationality in South China had greatly exceeded that in North China. After Manchuria, Han nationality was forbidden to enter Northeast China. In the late Qing Dynasty, Han nationality was allowed to enter Manchuria in order to enrich the frontier. During Zhang Zuolin's rule in Northeast China, a large number of Shandong Han nationality were introduced. Since the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the Han nationality began to immigrate to Southeast Asia sporadically, and since the mid-19th century, the Han nationality migrated to Europe, North America and other places.

Han costumes are called "Hanfu" by modern people, and they have been inherited from the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the Han nationality in the Ming Dynasty. It is characterized by a right collar, no buttons, but a rope tie, a wide robe and big sleeves. This costume culture

also influenced the traditional costumes of Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other countries in ancient times. Later, it disappeared because the rulers of the Qing Dynasty pushed for shaving hair and changing clothes, and forced them to wear flag dresses. This typical flag dress is represented by men's robes and jackets and women's straight robes (but in fact, the traditional Han people's wearing method under folk coats is still common in women's clothing). During the Republic of China, with the introduction of western things, the costumes of the Han nationality experienced changes again. Suits are popular in people's daily life.

In recent years, there have been many debates about the national costumes of the Han nationality, during which the Hanfu Movement was initiated by young people through the Internet. Hanfu campaigners were dissatisfied with the current scope of use of Hanfu and supported the "revival of Hanfu". In addition to online publicity, the main form of the movement was to wear Hanfu collectively and go out to participate in activities.