中国文化与政治交往史中的“蛮夷”“入主中原”

“Barbarian” Domination in the Core Area in the History of Cultural and Political Interactions in China

中华文明的基本特质之一是对异文化有超强的宽容度和包容力。它对"内""外"边界的理解,与对"华夏""蛮夷"概念的理解一样,二者之间的关系是动态和辩证的。中华文明由于在各领域的发展居于前列,所以不仅能够把交流中接触到的异文化转化为与中华文明彼此相容和互补的东西,而且使"边缘地区"群体产生文化"向心力",自觉或不自觉地接受和学习中华文明。在中国历史上,曾出现多次"蛮夷""入主中原"并导致改朝换代和皇族族属和姓氏的改变,但是大量史料显示,这些"入主中原"的"蛮夷"从始至终受到中原文化的深刻影响,并在统治中原的漫长岁月里最终融入了中华民族和中华文化之中。

The basic characteristics of the Chinese civilization is its extraordinary toleration and assimilation towards alien cultures. Its understanding of the boundary of 'inside' and 'outside' has been parallel to its categories of 'civilized' and 'barbarians' with a dynamic and dialectical interactions. Because for a long period of time, China had been advanced in cultural and economic development in East Asia,China was able to absorb other nearby cultures while the neighbor groups were learning from China. In Chines history, there were many times that neighbor 'barbarian groups' invaded China and established their dynasties. But a lot of historical records and archives revealed that those 'barbarian dynasties' were deeply affected by the Chinese culture and finally assimilated into the 'Chinese nation' and Chinese culture.