The national flag, national emblem and national anthem are all symbols and symbols of a country. Among them, the Chinese anthem shows the will of a nation to unify through musical expression.
The national anthem of each country represents the cultural characteristics of that country. For example, the Japanese national anthem has only twenty-eight words when translated into Chinese. However, in these short twenty-eight words, But we can see the unique national will of Japan.
The Japanese Slave Country
During the Eastern Han Dynasty when Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu was in power, Japan was not called Japan at that time. It was called the Japanese Slave Country, which was the Japanese slave country. China also calls itself Japan. During the Han and Wei dynasties, its geographical scope was limited to the entire island of Kyushu and a small part of Honshu Island.
Lelang County, located in today's North Korea, was established in the third year of Yuanfeng in the Western Han Dynasty. Since the Western Han Dynasty, many Japanese envoys have traveled across the ocean to visit Chinese officials in Lelang County in order to obtain approval. Hand in tribute to seek the protection of the Han Dynasty.
During the period of Liu Xiu, the Japanese State sent envoys to our country. The envoys also mentioned many times in their conversations with Liu Xiu that they would surrender to us. Liu Xiu saw that the Japanese envoys were extremely resolute and had a feeling. If you don't let me be your little brother, I won't leave Luoyang's posture, and I nodded and agreed to their request.
Later Liu Xiu gave the leader of the Japanese nation a Japanese slave king. In some aspects, it actually only belonged to a vassal state of the Han Dynasty. However, it is worth mentioning that the person who was named the King of the Japanese Nu, the area he commanded only occupied 12% of the slave countries in Japan, but at this time, the Japanese Nu Kingdom, or the entire Japanese society, More like a primitive tribe.
The Japanese slave country mentioned above is not a derogatory term for the Japanese slave country, but because of the underdevelopment of scientific and technological civilization and the lack of talents proficient in Japanese, so we can only intuitively It was transliterated based on the pronunciation of the Japanese envoy.
Tracing back to the origins
From the perspective of the Han Dynasty alone, official exchanges between China and Japan were not frequent, perhaps only once every few decades, but non-governmental exchanges never stopped. .
From the perspective of historical development, the development trend of most countries or regions is the transition from the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age, but to some extent, Japan is directly from the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. The Stone Age transitioned into the Iron Age. Not to mention that the Japanese are naturally smart and self-taught, and they directly developed iron-making technology. I guess everyone would rather believe in myths than agree with this view. The only explanation that makes sense is that Japan got a powerful person at that time. The state shares without reservation.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Wei, Wu and Japan had exchanges to varying degrees. In 146 AD, the entire archipelago except Shikoku Island, Hokkaido, fell into melee. This historical event was called the Japanese Rebellion at the time.
Looking at China in a blink of an eye, in 184 AD, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out. After decades of melee, the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu were established. However, the Japanese chaos caused more than a hundred people to The tribes fought until there were only two tribes left, and of these two tribes, one was called Yamatai and the other was called Gonu. The status of the three words "Yamatai" in today's Japanese history is similar to the status of the Qin Dynasty in Chinese history, and it is also the first regime recognized by China that can represent all of Japan.
Yamatai Kingdom
The king of Yamatai Kingdom is a woman, and her name is Himihu. A woman who can be a king in a patriarchal feudal society is enough to show that she is a very political woman. Although she is only a wizard, she still seems to have some real abilities. History books say that she is not only able to communicate Heaven and earth can also predict the development of various events.
The thing about her that wins people’s hearts the most is that she is dedicated to serving the public good. She worries about the world’s worries first, and then takes joy in the world’s happiness. This is what she is talking about, and it is precisely because of her With such attitudes and values, I have never talked about marriage in my life.
In 238 AD, the second year of Jingchu, China emerged from the turmoil of the late Eastern Han Dynasty and entered the relatively peaceful and stable Three Kingdoms period. The situation in Japan gradually became clearer. The Yamatai united by multiple tribes has the Gounu Kingdom on one side. Maybe we blindly think that the Dog Slave Congress has been tortured to the point of being reduced to nothing. In fact, this is not the case. Yamatai, which has united more than 30 tribes, to put it nicely, is fighting a war of attrition with its large number of people.
But Himihu was also afraid that if the fight continued in the long run, the alliance would be shattered, so he planned to convene a management meeting. One of the executives proposed a very core solution, which was to find a group of dog slaves. Wouldn’t it be the end of the country for those who are more capable of fighting? This country that is more capable of fighting than the Gounu Kingdom is the Wei Dynasty. In the minds of the vast majority of foreigners or foreigners at that time, only the Wei State was the orthodox state and the regime that could represent the entire Chinese nation.
In the third year of Jingchu, the Yamatai envoy embarked on a journey, led by the second-in-command of Yamatai, Nan Kaimi. The group arrived in Luoyang in June of that year and were personally received by Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui. As an aside, if Cao Rui could have lasted one more year and killed Sima Yi, the country might not have changed its surname to Sima.
Closer to home, it was the strong support of the Wei State and constant pressure on the Gounu Kingdom that forced the Gounu Kingdom to surrender to Yamatai. Although the original intention of the Wei State in helping Yamatai was to let Japan attack the Wu Kingdom from the sea. They put pressure on Wu and forced Wu to fight on two fronts, but in the end Wei was destroyed before any substantial results could be achieved.
In short, the succession of two generations of queens, Himiko and Ichi, means that the outline of Japan’s national power is gradually beginning to take shape. The way they came to power was different from the Chinese rulers who conquered by force. They relied on divine power, which laid a solid foundation for the emperor's semi-god status in Japanese history.
The meaning of the national anthem
The name of Japan's national anthem is "Kiminoyo". From the name of the national anthem, we can see the sacred status of the emperor in Japan, and we can also see the nature and character of Japan's country. Characteristics of the political system.
But when Japan became a modern country, there was no concept of "national anthem". Later, a British teacher who worked in the Japanese military band learned that Japan did not have a national anthem and told the band members. He understood the meaning of their "national anthem" and took the initiative to compose music for it, which made Japan have a national anthem. To this end, Japan also invited a field marshal and army general to write the lyrics. After the national anthem was produced, it was performed for the first time at the Imperial Palace on the Emperor's birthday.
The translation of "Kim no Dai" into Chinese is as follows: "Our emperor's royal tradition has been passed down to a thousand generations, and has been passed down to eight thousand generations." It refers to the emperor system that has been passed down to this day in Japan. The emperor is the symbol and symbol of the country. It symbolizes and is even equivalent to the meaning of "Japan"; "until the small rocks turn into giant rocks, until the giant rocks grow moss", which shows that Japan has gradually become stronger from a small country with a small area. In the future, more ambitious countries will never be strong. destroy.
Conclusion
After the Meiji Restoration, Japan entered the country into modernization. Until now, it has grown into a highly developed capitalist country in East Asia. Although the lyrics of "Kiminoyo" are short, they express the ambition and aspirations of Japan's Yamato nation. Generally speaking, Japan's successful experience in certain fields is worth learning from.