中国古代大一统思想中正统观念与中华民族共同体意识研究

A Study of the Nation of the Orthodox in Great Unification of Ancient China from the Perspective of the Chinese National Com⁃munity Consciousness

中国自古就是一个多民族国家,发展历史从未中断。其最重要的原因,是政治上有一个强大的内生动力存在,这个内生动力,就是为了维护国家统一的大一统思想。中国古代各民族的政治家都把追求国家的大一统作为自己的政治理想,并且不断实践。大一统思想中包含着正统观念,正统观念主要是指能够一脉相承,并且能够统一全国的某个政权所具有的合法性。在多民族中国处于多个政权同时并立的历史时期,正统观念的实践是十分丰富的。正统观念是中华民族共同体发展的凝聚力之一,客观上有利于中华民族共同体建设、有利于中华民族共同体意识的孕育。

The idea of Great Unification is the endogenous driving force in ancient China’s en⁃deavor to achieve continuity of the national unity.At the core of this idea is the notion of the orthodox,which refers to the legitimacy of a given dynasty or empire in running the country.This idea took on multiple forms in periods when different regimes set up by different ethnic groups coexisted.It served as a great binding force that ensured the development of the Chinese national community and helped culti⁃vate the consciousness of this community among all Chinese people.