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Han Nationality2011-4-29 14:06:00 From: China Travel
Han Nationality is the largest nationality among the 56 ethnic groups in China and the world at large. Han people are originally known as Huaxia descendants living in Yellow River drainage area. Later they assimilated and integrated with other nationalities. Starting from Han Dynasty, They were called Han Nationality. Chinese belongs to Sino- Tibetan language system comprising seven dialects. Modern Chinese takes North Dialect as its basis and the pronunciation of Beijing people as its standard pronunciation. Chinese Characters are one of the ancient characters in the world, boasting a long history of about 6000 years. They evolved from oracle-bone inscriptions and inscriptions on bronze. By now, the total number of Chinese characters is 40,000 and that of the most commonly used ones is about 6000 to 7000. Chinese is one of the international official languages designated by the UN. There is no universal religion in China and parts of its population believe in Buddhism, Catholicism, and Christian. Han Nationality, as always, encourages the co-existence of various religious beliefs. Seeking happiness through one's own efforts and respect (rather than adoration) on ancestors are the major traditions of Chinese people. In history, some Chinese of Han Nationality believed in Buddhism and Taoism; when Catholicism and Christian were introduced to China others started to believe in the foreign religions. For thousands of years, benevolence is the center of Chinese ethnics which emphasizes moral and ethnic education. Confucian School featuring the thoughts of Confucius and Mencius has exerted wide and deep influence on Han people. Total:1 Page: 1
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