The title of the Northern Emperor originated from the Zhou Dynasty. People in the Zhou Dynasty claimed to be Huaxia, with the Central Plains as the center of the world. The Northern Emperor is the general name of the ancient tribes in China for the northern non-Huaxia tribes. Northern minority culture is a branch of Yangshao culture.

2. Xirong

Xirong is a general term for ancient tribes in China to be hostile to western and Chinese tribes, that is, Rong is a general term for all non-Chinese tribes in the west. Xirong can also refer to the countries established by some Xirong tribes during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Finally, Xirong was assimilated by Chinese civilization and gradually evolved into an inseparable part of the Han nationality.

3. Nanman

In ancient China, the minorities in the south were turned into barbarians. The "barbarian side" in the pre-Qin period, also known as the ghost side, was all in the northwest. Huaiyi Man Zhen refers to the eastern tribes, Baiman refers to the northern tribes, and Man Jing refers to the southern tribes.

4. Dongyi

Dongyi is China's ancient name for the oriental minorities. Ancient eastern tribes were good at using bows and arrows, and also used "Yi" to refer to the ethnic groups in the East.

5. Xiongnu

Xiongnu is a northern nation with a long history. Their ancestors lived in the border of Siberian cold temperate forest and grassland in Eurasia, and had long hair for generations. According to Historical Records Biography of Xiongnu, Xiongnu is a descendant of Xia Houshi, also known as Chunwei.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Rongdi

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