Yan Huang Zisun () is a term that represents the
Chinese people and refers to an ethnocultural identity based on a common ancestry associated with a mythological origin.
This term is connected to
Yandi (炎帝) and
Huangdi (黃帝), in which both figures are considered the legendary ancestors of the
Huaxia
''Huaxia'' (華夏, ) is a historical concept representing the Chinese nation, and came from the self-awareness of a common cultural ancestry by the various confederations of pre-Qin ethnic ancestors of Han people.
Etymology
The earliest ...
people who themselves are ancestral to the Han people.
The term most specifically refers to the
Han ethnic group, as it does not include groups who do not share the legendary ancestors.
Modern usage
To this day, the Chinese still refer to themselves with this term.
The derivation of the term is mentioned as ''Yan Huang Shizhou'' (炎黃世胄) in the
National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China
The National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China (), also unofficially known as the "National Banner Song", is a patriotic song typically played during the raising and lowering of the flag of the Republic of China. Domestically, the flag ...
.
Ma Ying-jeou
Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, 馬英九, born 13 July 1950) is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese politician who served as president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. Previously, he served as justice minister from 1993 to 1996 and mayor of Taipei fro ...
, ex-president of the
Republic of China (Taiwan), has used this term to refer to all Chinese people in the context of
his view on cross-strait relations.
See also
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Huaxia
''Huaxia'' (華夏, ) is a historical concept representing the Chinese nation, and came from the self-awareness of a common cultural ancestry by the various confederations of pre-Qin ethnic ancestors of Han people.
Etymology
The earliest ...
, confederation of pre-Qin peoples.
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Yanhuang
Yanhuang or Yan Huang (Chinese language: t , s , p ''Yán Huáng'') was the name of an ethnic group of ancient China who inhabited the Yellow River basin area. They claimed their descent from the two tribes led by the Flame Emperor (''Yandi'') ...
, an ancestral group around the
Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He (Chinese: , Mandarin: ''Huáng hé'' ) is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth-longest river system in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Ha ...
.
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Chinese culture
Chinese mythology
Han Chinese
Collective identity
Chinese traditions