雪球:汉族形成时期的族群结构、互动与认同

Like a Snowball: the Clan Structure,Merger and Recognition of the Han Nationality during its Formation

作为世界上人口最多的民族,汉族犹如一硕大无比的雪球,在雪球的滚动中形成、发展和壮大。在汉民族形成时期,其族群结构复杂而多变,在历时两千余年的沧桑中呈现出互动融合之势,这其中主要包括夏、商、周三族融合的浪潮及其向夷、蛮、狄的波及和扩展。其间的族群认同,即族群身份的确认(其标志是汉族族称的确定)也经历了一个从分散到集中的转型过程。

As the nationality with the largest population in the world, the Han nationality has undergone a gradual process like a snowball in its formation and growth. The clan structures were complex during its formation, then they merged each other for more than 2000 years, mainly including the merger of the throe clans of Xia, Shang and Zhou and the expansion toward other ancient tribes. The clan recognition during this time also went through a turn from scattering to centralization.