During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the ruling classes of Han, Zhao and other countries formulated and practiced China measures in the process of political power construction, and further strengthened their recognition of China through this series of China measures. Therefore, when studying the China identity of various ethnic regimes in the Sixteen Kingdoms period, we should first define the concept of "China identity", which is also a frequently discussed issue in the study of national history in China. As mentioned above, "Huaxia" is a group of people who exist in the ruling order of the country.
China people's sexuality is not limited to language, culture and mode of production, but more importantly, their identity. Therefore, the "China identity" here mainly refers to the identity of ethnic minorities in the Sixteen Kingdoms period. During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the Hu people who entered the core area of the Chinese empire from inside and outside the Great Wall in the north were accompanied by in-depth contact with the culture of the Central Plains dynasty, or influenced by traditional concepts such as "the idea of the world" and "the great unity".
The territory of sixteen countries
At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, there were 2 1 states in China. During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the northern countries covered about North China and Sichuan. The change of territory can be divided into five periods, namely: pre-Zhao, post-Zhao, Han Cheng and Eastern Jin; Xianyan, Pre-Qin and Eastern Jin Dynasties; Pre-Qin and Eastern Jin dynasties confronted each other; In the melee between China and the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Yan and Qin flourished in the north; Northern Wei Dynasty, Fox Summer, Beiliang and Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Although each country covers a small area, it is often divided into many States, thus forming a smaller state. Because some countries adopt the system of dividing Hu and Han, and set up administrative regions exclusive to all ethnic groups. For example, Liu Cong, former Zhao, left and right officials and people ruled the Han people in history. Left Khan and right Khan are used to rule the conference semifinals. In order to get a false name and show its vast territory, States adjacent to foreign countries are often added to China.
For example, Hou Yan set up Yongzhou (formerly Bingzhou) in her eldest son, Jingzhou (formerly Liangzhou) in Ba County and Bingzhou (now Shuyang North, Jiangsu Province) in Yinping. Therefore, many countries often have states with the same name in different places at the same time. After the Northern Wei Dynasty unified North China, it integrated administrative regions. Due to the shrinking of the country, the county lost its meaning and was gradually abolished.
In addition, northern countries will set up overseas Chinese counties to resettle refugees, and usually name new counties according to the origin of refugees. For example, Mu Rongchui, a former Yan, set up Jiyang County, Yuzhou County, Qingzhou County and Hezhou County for the defected Jizhou people when Liaodong was founded.
At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, Hexi had set up a county for refugees. When Zhang Gui was appointed as the secretariat of Liangzhou, he set up Xing Wu County for Qin and Yong refugees. In 405, Xiliang Li Jue established Huiji County for southerners and Xia Guang County for Zhongzhou people. These counties are slightly similar to the overseas Chinese counties in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties, but they use rough place names instead of the origin of refugees.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Sixteen Countries.