古史新辨

华夏民族殖民东亚揭开了五帝三王时代的历史序幕,"中国"为其本部而"四夷"则代指四方的殖民地。从前期的炎黄争胜以至后期的殷周对决可以看出殖民者内部分化为不辨华夷以融于土著的一派以及恪守传统用夏变夷的一派——周人封建之成功标志着后者全面驾而上之。土著的蛮夷戎狄在开化后逐渐混同于古华夏族,自居中国之人而以周边为四夷,此即汉民族之由来。

A New Interpretation of Early China

The colonization of East Asia by the Mideast immigrants initiated a new era of the Five Emperors and Three Kings."China" or "Central Kingdom" was their native land,and "Barbarian Lands" their colonies.The original Chinese were divided into the liberals that merged with the natives in spite of cultural differences and the conservatives that held on to their traditions in an effort of civilizing the natives.The successful practice of Western Zhou feudalism let the latter gain the upper hand.After the emergence of the Chinese Empire,the sinicized nations gradually confused their identities with the original Chinese.As a result,the whole empire was named "China",and the areas beyond the borders accordingly degenerated into "Barbarian Lands."