儒家民族理论几个基本问题的探索

A Discussion on Basic Issues in Confucian Ethnic Theories

儒家民族理论是儒家文化的重要组成部分,该理论以文化作为民族身份的识别标准,始终坚持华夏文化中心主义,反对华夏学习少数民族文化及彼此的交流。同时又展现出明显的两重性特征:一方面积极提倡"用夏变夷",用仁爱之道去融合边疆少数民族,要求实现"华夷一体";另一方面又主张"内诸夏而外夷狄",企图将华夏与少数民族、中原与边疆隔离开来。而这从另一面又反映出儒家民族理论兼容并包的特征。

Theory about nation is an important part of the Confucian culture.This theory takes culture as the identification of a nation and always places Chinese culture at the center and opposes learning from or exchanging with ethnic minorities.At the same time this theory displays two conflicting features.One the one hand,it advocates the transformation of barbarians by Chinese culture and the union of China and barbarian areas through kindhearted assimilation.On the other hand,it tries to set a line between China and ethnic minorities,and another line between the central plain and the frontiers.These features reflect the eclectic character of the theory.