On the Nationality Amalgamation in the Central Region in Shang Dynasty

Shang Dynasty is an important stage in which Chinese Han went into its maturation. When Shang destroyed Xia Dynasty and established Shang Dynasty, it completely inherited the civilized result in political, economic and cultural aspects etc. Shang Dynasty had many attached states which had complicated relationship with Shang Dynasty and Shang nationality, encompassing political, economic and cultural communication as well as frequent war. According to the archaeological result, all the attached states and the surrounded nationalities were influenced by the culture of the central region, especially Shang Dynasty took in a large portion of Xia′s culture while assimilating Xia. But in around Yin region, there was still a portion of Xia who kept its own nationality.