About Han people and Han people [ask Baidu experts for help]

Let me talk about the questions raised by the landlord.

First, is Liu Bang a Chu?

I don't think he is Chu. The place where Liu Bang lived was not incorporated into Chu until the end of the Warring States Period. Moreover, Liu was originally from the Central Plains. It can be said that if his family dates back to the pre-Qin era, it should be counted as Huaxia.

Second, Lao Tzu is from Chu, but he is not a barbarian, Lao Tzu's hometown. Now in Lu Yi, Henan Province, this is the northern border of Chu State, where Chu State and Huaxia State have been repeatedly defeated, and their forces have come and gone. So we can't say that Lao Tzu is not Chinese. Besides, Li is also from China.

Third, Qu Yuan's clan, Qu Yuan is a noble of Chu, Qu is his surname, and his surname is Mi, so is the royal family of Chu. In fact, the Chu royal family migrated from the east to the south during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, so they were either barbarians or Huaxia, but from the point of view of their coming from Zhuan Xu, they should be Huaxia, called Chuna Man.

Generally speaking, there was no concept of Han nationality in the pre-Qin period, only the concept of Huaxia nationality, which was the main part of Han nationality later. In addition, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the merger wars of various countries played a role in national integration to a certain extent. Xirong was annexed by Qin State, Nanman by Chu State, Dongyi by Qi State and Beididuo by Jin State. The establishment of Qin State means a unified multi-ethnic center.

After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the problems left over from the history of the separatist regime in the Warring States were solved with the improvement of the bureaucratic system of the unified centralized state, and Huaxia, Dongyi, Nanman, Xirong and Beidi were completely integrated into China. At this time, Han and Xiongnu became two opposing nations. From this perspective, the Han nationality began to form in the Han Dynasty.

After the Han Dynasty, all the former ethnic minorities entered the Central Plains, and their rulers were inevitably conquered by the Han culture, so the Han people kept getting fresh blood. It can be said that since the concept of Han people appeared in the Han Dynasty, Han people have expanded for nearly two thousand years.