Viewing the Development & Expansion of the Han Nationality from the Change of National Name

The ancients of the Han nationality and her neighboring nationalities had called Han nationality different names during different historical periods,such as Xia people,Qin people,Han people,Tang people,Song people,Ming people,Huaxia,and so on.As the main nationality of China with multiple-nationalities in history,the ancients of the Han nationality had always developed and expanded continuously alongside the developments of the ancients of the Han nationality.In her own developmental history,according to the state names of central dynasties built one after another,the ancients of the Han nationality had had different self-called names or other-called names in the light of the title of a reigning dynasty.By the national name called by the ancients of the Han nationality according to the title of a reigning dynasty,and according to the general laws of national formation,we could see the course of development and expansion of Han nationality during ancient history.