Pure Hans don't exist any more

时间：2007-02-25 00:33:10

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Chinanews, Shanghai, February 15 – Han is the biggest ethnic1 group in China. However, according to Xie Xiaodong, an associate professor from the School of Life Sciences of Lanzhou University, pure Hans don't exist in China any more.

 

Xie has recently finished his report on the DNA2 changes of ethic3 groups in southwest China. In his report he states that original Hans are generally believed to be those who lived in central China (including Henan, Shanxi, Jiangsu and Anhui), but Xie believes that the “Hans”were a political conception rather than a naturally formed ethnic group. For example, back in the Shang Dynasty (C. 1600 BC – C. 1100 BC), the Hans included all the residents of today's Xi'an, but they were considered as “aliens” in the late Warring States Period (475BC - 221BC). Even the legendary4 Yan and Huang emperors, the forefathers5 of today's Chinese, were not of the original Hans, as they were from today's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces.

 

Due to mass ethnic migration6 caused by wars, exiles and military services, the original Hans have disappeared in ethnic integration7, and their customs can only be observed among the Hakkas, who mostly live in parts of Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces.

 
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1 ethnic jiAz3     
adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的
参考例句：
  • This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
  • The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
2 DNA 4u3z1l     
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
参考例句：
  • DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
  • Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。
3 ethic ziGz4     
n.道德标准，行为准则
参考例句：
  • They instilled the work ethic into their children.他们在孩子们的心中注入了职业道德的理念。
  • The connotation of education ethic is rooted in human nature's mobility.教育伦理的内涵根源于人本性的变动性。
4 legendary u1Vxg     
adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）
参考例句：
  • Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
  • Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。
5 forefathers EsTzkE     
n.祖先，先人；祖先，祖宗( forefather的名词复数 )；列祖列宗；前人
参考例句：
  • They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left. 它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • All of us bristled at the lawyer's speech insulting our forefathers. 听到那个律师在讲演中污蔑我们的祖先，大家都气得怒发冲冠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 migration mDpxj     
n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙
参考例句：
  • Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
  • He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。
7 integration G5Pxk     
n.一体化，联合，结合
参考例句：
  • We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
  • This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

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