1, Huaxia: The word "Huaxia" first appeared in Shangshu Zhou Shu Wucheng in the Zhou Dynasty. "Hua" and "Xia" are commonly used and are synonyms. It is summer in China. China is also called midsummer.
Confucius regarded "Xia" and "Hua" as synonyms. In Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the word "Xia" occupies a very lofty position. About the Spring and Autumn Period, China ancient books began to use "Hua" and "Xia" together, called "Huaxia".
2. China: the central part, that is, the central plains Heluo area (rivers, Yellow River; Luoshui, Luoyang). Because it is in Sifang, it is called China (ancient "China" is synonymous with "Central Plains"). Later, with the evolution of history and continuous integration with various ethnic groups, everything that belongs to the category of Chinese culture belongs to China.
China people originated in Hua Xushi? (located in the west of Huashan, Xi' an today? Lantian Hua Xu Town). Liezi Huangdi recorded that Hua Xu gave birth to Fuxi as a male name and Nu Wa as a female name, while Fuxi and Nu Wa gave birth to fewer children. "Mandarin" says: "In the past, there was a small code that married the Gaos and gave birth to the Yellow Emperor. Therefore, Hua Xu is the ancestor of China people. ?
3. Kyushu
Dayu designated the world as Kyushu. In the early years of Xia Dynasty, Xia Qi (son of the first king of Xia Dynasty, Dayu) ordered Kyushu to offer bronze and cast Jiuding. First, people were sent to paint the famous mountains, rivers, places of interest and wonders in each state into picture books, and then selected craftsmen were sent to imitate these paintings on Jiuding, symbolizing that a state has a tripod. The carved figures also reflect the mountains and rivers of the state.
From then on, Jiuding symbolized Kyushu, and Wang Xia followed the "destiny" and became the master of the world. Kyushu has become synonymous with China, and Jiuding has become a national treasure with supremacy of kingship and national unity and prosperity. Only the son of heaven can be passed down from generation to generation.
China is one of the countries with the longest history in the world, with splendid culture and glorious revolutionary tradition, and the number of world heritage is ahead of the world. 1949 after the founding of new China, it entered the period of socialist revolution and construction. 1956 realized the transition to socialism. Since then, socialist construction has developed in twists and turns? .
After the "Cultural Revolution", we carried out reform and opening up and concentrated on socialist modernization along the road of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. After long-term efforts, Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era.
China is one of the four ancient civilizations in the world with a long history. About 5000 years ago, settlement organizations began to appear with the Central Plains as the center, and then formed a country. After many ethnic exchanges and dynasty changes, the unified situation of multi-ethnic countries was finally formed.
After the Revolution of 1911 in the early 20th century, the imperial system withdrew from the historical stage, and the * * * and political power were established. 1949 after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the people's congress system was established in Chinese mainland.
China has a vast territory and many nationalities. The Chinese nation in the pre-Qin period thrived in the Central Plains. In the Han Dynasty, the Han nationality was formally formed through cultural blending, which laid the foundation for the main ethnic group in China.
Later, through blending with neighboring nationalities, the situation of a unified multi-ethnic country was gradually formed, and the population was also rising. The population of China in Song Dynasty exceeded 1 100 million, and that in Qing Dynasty exceeded 400 million. By 2005, the population of China has exceeded1300 million.
China's culture has a long history, profound and colorful. It is the cultural suzerain of East Asian cultural circle and occupies an important position in the world cultural system. Due to the differences in geographical location and natural conditions, humanities and economy also have their own characteristics.
Traditional cultural and artistic forms include poetry, opera, calligraphy and Chinese painting, among which Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival are important traditional festivals in China.
Baidu Encyclopedia-China