“五帝”世系与秦汉时期“华夷共祖”思想

On the “Five Emperors’ Lineage” and the Thought of Hua-yi’s Sharing the Common Ancestor

文章考察了“五帝”世系和“华夷共祖”思想的具体内容,产生的历史、文化背景及其影响、意义。认为,《史记》构拟的“五帝”世系和所反映的“华夷共祖”观念,是秦汉时期大一统思想与实践的必然产物;它的产生和确立对后世产生了深远的影响,即使在我国群雄割据的魏晋南北朝时期,这一思想也不曾动摇;它对中华民族凝聚力的形成和发展有积极的意义。

The author reviews the concrete contents of thoughts of “Five Emperors’ Lineage” and “Hua-yi’s Sharing the Common Ancestor”. It also reviews their histories, cultural background, influence and significance of their emergence. It thinks that these concepts constructed by Records of History are the inevitable outcome of the thoughts and practice of great unification during the periods of Qin Dynasty and Han Dynasties. These concepts have far-reaching influence and play a active role for the formation and development of cohesive power of Chinese nation.