57-559: (Redirected from Chunghwa ) "Chunghwa" redirects here. For the county in North Hwanghae, North Korea, see Chunghwa County . [REDACTED] Look up Zhōnghuá in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Zhōnghuá , Chung¹-hua² or Chunghwa (simplified Chinese: 中华 ; traditional Chinese: 中華 ) is a term that indicates a relation to, or descent from " China " or " Chinese civilisation ", in
114-502: A cultural, ethnic, or literary sense, derived from the historical concept of Huaxia . It is used in the following terms: People's Republic of China [ edit ] Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó , the Chinese name for the People's Republic of China Zhonghua (car) , cars produced by Brilliance China Auto Chunghwa (cigarette) , premium brand of cigarettes Chung Hwa Pencil ,
171-628: A famous pencil brand owned by Lao Feng Xiang Chung-hwa , toothpaste brand owned by Unilever Subdistricts [ edit ] Zhonghua Subdistrict, Xiamen , in Siming District, Xiamen, Fujian Republic of China [ edit ] Zhōnghuá Mínguó or Chunghwa Minkuo , the Republic of China in Chinese Chunghwa Telecom Chunghwa Post , the official postal service of Taiwan Chung Hua University ,
228-497: A general cultural outlook. Classical Chinese ( Chữ Hán ) was adopted as national writing system since the Triệu dynasty . Vietnamese merchants along with Chinese merchants had the important roles in spreading of Hanzi and Confucianism to the world. First Vietnamese reached the Persian shores in the late 1st century. Vietnam persistently identified itself in relation to China, regarding itself as
285-668: A name representing the Chinese civilisation Zhonghua minzu , literally the Chinese nation Little China (ideology) , or "Xiao Zhonghua", conception of the political and cultural realm of China in the Sinosphere A school in Singapore. See primary schools in Singapore . Chong Hua Hospital , a hospital in Cebu City, Philippines Zamboanga Chong Hua High School , a school in Zamboanga City, Philippines Davao Chong Hua High School ,
342-610: A national consciousness of the role of the kamikaze (神風) in defeating the enemy. Less than fifty years later (1339–43), Kitabatake Chikafusa wrote the Jinnō Shōtōki (神皇正統記, 'Chronicle of the Direct Descent of the Divine Sovereigns') emphasizing the divine descent of the imperial line. The Jinnō Shōtōki provided a Shinto view of history stressing the divine nature of Japan and its spiritual supremacy over China and India. In
399-567: A political and economic framework for international trade. Countries wishing to trade with China were required to submit to a suzerain-vassal relationship with the Chinese sovereign . After investiture ( 冊封 ; cèfēng ) of the ruler in question, the missions were allowed to come to China to pay tribute to the Chinese emperor. In exchange, tributary missions were presented with return bestowals ( 回賜 ; huícì ). Special licences were issued to merchants accompanying these missions to carry out trade. Trade
456-727: A private university in Xiangshan District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research , a Taiwan-based international policy think tank Chunghwa Postal Museum , a museum located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese Taipei , the formal name used by Taiwan for diplomatic purposes, standardised in Taiwanese Mandarin as " Chunghwa Taipei ". Zhōnghuá Hángkōng , China Airlines in Chinese Other uses [ edit ] Huaxia ,
513-837: A school in Davao City, Philippines Lanao Chung Hua School , a school in Iligan City, Philippines China Motor Bus , a real estate developer and former public bus service operator in Hong Kong CLP Power , a multinational power company based in Kowloon, Hong Kong Hong Kong and China Gas , supplier of towngas in Hong Kong and numerous other markets See also [ edit ] Sinocentrism Sinosphere Chunghwasan China (disambiguation) Kaisyuan Jhonghua light rail station , Kaohsiung Metro, Taiwan Topics referred to by
570-529: A series of massive Chinese invasions of Goguryeo from 598 to 614, which ended disastrously, and they mainly contributed to the fall of Chinese Sui dynasty in 618. Such numerous defeats of the Chinese raised the sense of ethnic superiority in Goguryeo and further expansions into the Chinese territories continued. After Goguryeo was collapsed by the allied forces of Silla , one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and
627-403: A significant alliance with Ming China during his reign, resulting in noteworthy political and economic consequences for the region. This alliance led to the removal of Vira Alakesvara of Gampola from the throne in favor of Parakramabahu VI, with documented details found in Chinese records. Historical accounts reveal that Parakramabahu VI's legitimacy was fortified through a selection process at
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#1733085739982684-559: A vassal, Burmese records indicate that Burma considered itself as China's equal. Under the Burmese interpretation, Burma was the "younger brother" and China was the "elder brother". Thailand was subordinate to China as a tributary state from the Sui dynasty until the Taiping Rebellion of the late Qing dynasty in the mid-19th century. The Sukhothai Kingdom established official relations with
741-603: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sinocentrism Sinocentrism refers to a worldview that China is the cultural, political, or economic center of the world. Sinocentrism was a core concept in various Chinese dynasties . The Chinese considered themselves to be "all-under-Heaven", ruled by the emperor, known as Son of Heaven . Those that lived outside of the Huaxia were regarded as " barbarians ". In addition, states outside of China, such as Japan or Korea, were considered to be vassals of China. Depending on
798-591: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chunghwa County Chunghwa County is a county of North Hwanghae , formerly one of the four suburban counties of East Pyongyang , North Korea . It sits north of Hwangju-gun , North Hwanghae, east of Kangnam-gun , North Hwanghae, west of Sangwŏn-gun, North Hwanghae, and south of Ryŏkp'o-guyŏk (Ryokpo District), Pyongyang. It became part of Pyongyang in May 1963, when it separated from South P'yŏngan Province. Chunghwa-gun
855-525: Is famous for having sent a letter to the Emperor of China starting with the words: "The Emperor of the land where the sun rises sends a letter to the Emperor of the land where the sun sets to ask if you are healthy" (日出處天子致書日沒處天子無恙云云). This is commonly believed as the origin of the name Nihon (source of the sun), although the actual characters for Nihon (日本) were not used. Not long after this, however, Japan remodeled its entire state and administrative apparatus on
912-579: Is the location of a few historic sights (both Revolutionary and pre- Japanese occupation ), such as the Chunghwa Hyanggyo , as well as a few KPA weapons units. In 2010, it was administratively reassigned from Pyongyang to North Hwanghae; foreign media attributed the change as an attempt to relieve shortages in Pyongyang's food distribution system. The county is divided into one town (ŭp), and 16 'ri' (villages). This North Korea location article
969-518: The Emperor of China . Areas not under Sinocentric influence were called Huawai zhi di ( 化外之地 ; "lands outside of civilization"). At the center of the system stood China, ruled by a dynasty that had gained the Mandate of Heaven . This " Celestial Dynasty ", distinguished by its Confucian codes of morality and propriety, regarded itself as the most prominent civilization in the world; the Emperor of China
1026-690: The Imperial Chinese Tributary System . One of the most historically well-known official encounter between Sinocentric attitudes and Europeans was the Macartney Embassy of 1792–93, which sought to establish a permanent British presence in Peking and establish official trade relations. The rejection of the Chinese Emperor to the British overtures and the British refusal to kowtow to
1083-626: The Mongol -led Yuan dynasty of China, Japan thought of China as no longer a genuine Chinese land. Subsequently, Japan often used the names "China" and " Huaxia " to refer to itself. In the years 1592–1593, Toyotomi Hideyoshi , having unified Japan, tried to conquer Korea as a prelude to conquering Ming China. The attempt to conquer " all under heaven " (itself a sinocentric concept identifying China as "the world") ended in failure. Japanese responses to Sinocentric concepts have not always been so straightforward. The Mongol invasions in 1274 and 1281 evoked
1140-633: The Mongol invasions of Korea and the Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty where the two kingdoms fell, leading to the rise of the Yuan dynasty . After 30 years of fierce resistance, both Goryeo and Mongols finally sued for peace and Goryeo became a dependency of the Yuan dynasty . Soon after the weakening of Yuan dynasty, Goryeo retook their lost territories from the Yuan dynasty by military campaigns and regained her sovereign rights. The Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) encouraged
1197-568: The Second Opium War , creating an influx of Western culture with the decline of the Qing dynasty. Some Koreans especially those who studied abroad saw a need for reforms and associated Western civilization with modernization. Vietnam ( Đại Việt ) had an intimate but not always peaceful relationship with China . Vietnam, originally independent, was part of various Chinese dynasties and kingdoms for approximately 900 years before gaining independence in
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#17330857399821254-527: The Tang dynasty in 668, Silla, now being the sole ruler of Korean peninsula, more readily started the tribute system between Silla and Tang. However, such ties between two countries were weakened after Silla's submission to Goryeo who claimed to succeed Goguryeo. In the mid-Goryeo period, Korea idealized the Song dynasty and actively sought cultural assimilation into the Sinosphere . The relationship continued until
1311-525: The Tokugawa era, the study of Kokugaku ( 国学 ) arose as an attempt to reconstruct and recover the authentic native roots of Japanese culture, particularly Shinto, excluding later elements borrowed from China. In 1657, Tokugawa Mitsukuni established the Mito School , which was charged with writing a history of Japan as a perfect exemplar of a "nation" under Confucian thought, with the emphasis on unified rule by
1368-657: The Westphalian system in modern times. Surrounding states such as Japan (which cut off its vassal relationship with China during the Asuka period , because it regarded itself as an equal and individual culture), Korea, the Ryukyu Kingdom , and Vietnam were regarded as vassals of China. Relations between the Chinese Empire and these peoples were interpreted as tributary relationships under which these countries offered tributes to
1425-460: The 10th century. In subsequent centuries the Vietnamese drove out Chinese invaders on a number of occasions, to the extent that conflict with China may be seen as one of the main themes of Vietnamese history . However, Vietnam was also heavily Sinicized , adopting most aspects of Chinese culture , including the administrative system, architecture, philosophy, religion, literature of China, and even
1482-627: The 1800s under Nguyễn rule. Chinese style clothing was forced on Vietnamese people by the Nguyễn. Trousers have been adopted by White H'mong. The trousers replaced the traditional skirts of the females of the White Hmong. The tunics and trouser clothing of the Han Chinese on the Ming tradition was worn by the Vietnamese. The Áo dài was created when tucks which were close fitting and compact were added in
1539-586: The 1920s to this Chinese style. Trousers and tunics on the Chinese pattern in 1774 were ordered by the Nguyễn Phúc Khoát to replace the sarong type Vietnamese clothing. The Chinese clothing in the form of trousers and tunic were mandated by the Vietnamese Nguyen government. It was up to the 1920s in Vietnam's north area in isolated hamlets wear skirts were worn. The Chinese Qin and Han dynasty state clothing
1596-623: The Chinese Empire and other empires of the pre-modern period was limited. By the mid 19th century, imperial China was well past its peak and was on the verge of collapse. In the late 19th century, the Sinocentric tributary state system in East Asia was superseded by the Westphalian multi-state system. Within Asia , the cultural and economic centrality of China was recognized, and most countries submitted to
1653-652: The Chinese emperor and over which China exercised suzerainty . Under the Ming dynasty , when the tribute system entered its peak, these states were classified into a number of groups. The southeastern barbarians (category one) included some of the major states of East Asia and Southeast Asia , such as Korea, Japan, the Ryukyu Kingdom, Vietnam, Thailand, Champa , and Java. A second group of southeastern barbarians covered countries like Sulu , Malacca , and Sri Lanka. Many of these are independent states in modern times. The situation
1710-461: The Chinese model, the Vietnamese court attempted to regulate the presentation of tribute to the Vietnamese court, participation in New Year and emperor's birthday ceremonies, as well as the travel routes and size of tributary missions. Vietnamese Nguyen Emperor Minh Mạng sinicized ethnic minorities such as Khmer and Cham, claimed the legacy of Confucianism and China's Han dynasty for Vietnam, and used
1767-510: The Chinese system under the Taika Reform (645), the beginning of a period of Chinese influence on many aspects of Japanese culture until Imperial Japanese embassies to China were abolished in 894. In 1401, during the Muromachi period (室町時代), the shōgun Yoshimitsu (足利義満) restarted the lapsed tribute system (1401), describing himself in a letter to the Chinese Emperor as "Your subject,
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1824-489: The Emperor has passed into legend in British and Chinese folklore. In response to the British request to recognise Macartney as official ambassador , the Emperor wrote: The Celestial Empire, ruling all within the four seas, simply concentrates on carrying out the affairs of Government properly ... We have never valued ingenious articles, nor do we have the slightest need of your country's manufactures, therefore O King, as regards to your request to send someone to remain at
1881-585: The King of Japan" while also a subject of the Japanese Emperor. The benefit of the tribute system was a profitable trade. The trade was called Kangō trade (means tally trade ) and Japanese products were traded for Chinese goods. This relationship ended with the last envoy of Japanese monk Sakugen Shūryō in 1551, which was Ashikaga Yoshiteru 's era, including a 20 years suspension by Ashikaga Yoshimochi . These embassies were sent to China on 19 occasions. During
1938-616: The Ming court. He was nominated by the Yongle Ming emperor and subsequently installed into power by Admiral Zheng He. This transition was ensured by the commanding presence of Zheng He's formidable fleet. This collaboration marked the beginning of an era characterized by increased economic interaction between the Ming dynasty and the Kotte kingdom. In order to strengthen these relations, Parakramabahu VI initiated several diplomatic missions, totaling at least five, to China. These missions aimed to affirm
1995-567: The Posterity of Heaven. Identification of the heartland and the legitimacy of dynastic succession were both essential aspects of the system. Originally the center was synonymous with the Zhongyuan , an area that was expanded through invasion and conquest over many centuries. The dynastic succession was at times subject to radical changes in interpretation, such as the period of the Southern Song when
2052-705: The Sinocentric model, if only to enjoy the benefits of a trading relationship. However, clear differences of nuance can be discerned in the responses of different countries. Until the era of the Three Kingdoms of Korea , Southern Korean states had been protected from Chinese invasions by militarily powerful Northern Korean states such as Goguryeo which ruled the northern region of Korean peninsula and Manchuria . Goguryeo considered itself as an equally supreme state as China and adopted its own centric system to adjacent countries. Refusing to pay any tributes and continuing to conquer eastern territories of China altogether incurred
2109-498: The Vietnamese while Vietnamese called themselves as Hán nhân 漢人 in Vietnam during the 1800s under Nguyễn rule. Cambodia was regularly called Cao Man Quốc (高蠻國), the country of "upper barbarians". In 1815, Gia Long claimed 13 countries as Vietnamese vassals, including Luang Prabang , Vientiane , Burma, Tran Ninh in eastern Laos, and two countries called "Thủy Xá Quốc" and "Hỏa Xá Quốc", which were actually Malayo-Polynesian Jarai tribes living between Vietnam and Cambodia. Mirroring
2166-511: The Yuan dynasty during the reign of King Ram Khamhaeng . Wei Yuan , the 19th century Chinese scholar, considered Thailand to be the strongest and most loyal of China's Southeast Asian tributaries, citing the time when Thailand offered to directly attack Japan to divert the Japanese in their planned invasions of Korea and the Asian mainland, as well as other acts of loyalty to the Ming dynasty. Thailand
2223-582: The cessation of sea piracy within the Sea of Kotte. A notable legacy of Parakramabahu VI's reign is attributed to Admiral Zheng He, who made a lasting impact on Sri Lanka. This is exemplified by the installation of the Galle Trilingual inscription, serving as an artifact that attests to the interactions between the two nations during this historical period. Sri Lanka, like Japan, was considered yuanyi (remote foreigners; 遠夷) in jueyu (remote territories; 絕域) under
2280-840: The concept of "Shinkoku/the Divine Kingdom ( 神國 ). In the early Edo period, neo-Confucianist Yamaga Sokō asserted that Japan was superior to China in Confucian terms and more deserving of the name " Chūgoku ". Other scholars picked this up, notably Aizawa Seishisai , an adherent of the Mito School, in his political tract Shinron (新論 New Theses) in 1825. As a country that had much to gain by eclipsing Chinese power in East Asia, Japan in more recent times has perhaps been most ardent in identifying and demolishing what it dismissively calls Chūka shisō (中華思想), loosely meaning " Zhonghua ideology". One manifestation of Japanese resistance to Sinocentrism
2337-572: The emperors and respect for the imperial court and Shinto deities. In an ironic affirmation of the spirit of Sinocentrism, claims were even heard that the Japanese, not the Chinese, were the legitimate heirs of Chinese culture. Reasons included that the Imperial House of Japan never died out comparing to the rise and fall of Chinese monarchs in the past, and that Japan was free of barbarism like Qing dynasty's forced adoption of Manchu queue and clothing on Han Chinese after 1644. Combined with Shinto, came
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2394-586: The entrenchment of Korean Confucian ideals and doctrines in Korean society and again willingly entered into the Sinocentric system. After the Ming dynasty, which regarded itself as huá (華), cultured civilization was considered to have collapsed under the invasion of the Qing , where the dominant Manchus were considered barbarian (夷) by Koreans. The Ming was thought of as the last true Sino culture (中華). Sinocentrism waned further after Britain militarily defeated Qing China in
2451-444: The historical context, Sinocentrism can refer to either the ethnocentrism of the Han society and culture, or the modern concept of zhonghua minzu , popular among the Korean elites up to the final demise of the Qing dynasty . The concept came to an end in the 19th century and suffered several more blows in the 20th century, and as a result is not as widely popular among Chinese people in
2508-555: The kingdom of the south as against China in the north, as seen in this line from a poem (in Classical Chinese) by General Lý Thường Kiệt (李常傑) (1019–1105): Nam Quốc sơn hà Nam Đế cư . (南國山河南帝居), which means "Over mountains and rivers of the South reigns the Emperor of the South". In adopting Chinese customs, the Vietnamese court also began to adopt Sinocentric world view during the expanding Later Lê and Nguyễn dynasties. "Trung Quốc" 中國
2565-511: The present day. In pre-modern times, it often took the form of viewing China as the most advanced civilization in the world, and external ethnic groups or foreign nations as being uncivilized to various degrees, a distinction known in Chinese as the Hua–Yi distinction . The Sinocentric system was a hierarchical system of international relations that prevailed in East Asia before the adoption of
2622-441: The ruling dynasty lost the traditional heartland to the northern barbarians . Outside the center were several concentric circles. Local ethnic minorities were not regarded as "foreign countries". However, they were governed by their native leaders called tusi , subject to recognition by the Chinese court, and were exempt from the Chinese bureaucratic system. Outside this circle were the tributary states which offered tributes to
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2736-543: The term Han people 漢人 (Hán nhân) to refer to the Vietnamese. Minh Mang declared that "We must hope that their barbarian habits will be subconsciously dissipated, and that they will daily become more infected by Han [Sino-Vietnamese] customs." These policies were directed at the Khmer and hill tribes. The Nguyen lord Nguyen Phuc Chu had referred to Vietnamese as "Han people" in 1712 when differentiating between Vietnamese and Chams. The Nguyen Lords established đồn điền after 1790. It
2793-567: The tributary system. During the Qing dynasty's rule of Taiwan , some Qing officials have used the term Huawai zhi di to refer to Taiwan (Formosa), specifically to areas in Taiwan that have yet to be fully cultivated, developed and under the control of the Qing government. While Sinocentrism tends to be identified as a politically inspired system of international relations, in fact it possessed an important economic aspect. The Sinocentric tribute and trade system provided Northeast and Southeast Asia with
2850-515: Was also permitted at land frontiers and specified ports. This Sinocentric trade zone was based on the use of silver as a currency with prices set by reference to Chinese prices. The Sinocentric model was not seriously challenged until contact with the European powers in the 18th and 19th century, in particular after the First Opium War . This was partly due to the fact that sustained contact between
2907-482: Was complicated by the fact that some tributary states had their own tributaries. Laos was a tributary of Vietnam while the Ryukyu Kingdom paid tribute to both China and Japan. Tsushima Island was also a tributary of the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties of Korea. Beyond the circle of tributary states were countries in a trading relationship with China. The Portuguese, for instance, were allowed to trade with China from leased territory in Macau but did not officially enter
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#17330857399822964-530: Was considered the only legitimate emperor of the entire world (all lands under heaven ). Under this scheme of international relations, only China could use the title of emperor whereas other states were ruled by kings. Chinese emperors were considered the Son of Heaven . The Japanese use of the term Tennō ( 天皇 ; "heavenly sovereign") for the rulers of Japan was a subversion of this principle. Throughout history, Koreans have sometimes referred to their rulers as king, conforming with traditional Korean belief of
3021-475: Was ordered to be adopted by Vietnamese military and bureaucrats since Vietnam under Triệu rule Triệu Đà (179 BC). Chinese influence waned as French influence rose in the 19th century, and Vietnam eventually abolished the Imperial examinations and stopped using Chữ Hán and the related Chữ Nôm script in the 20th century in official. In Japan , an ambivalent tone was set early in its relationship with China. Shōtoku Taishi (574–622), Prince Regent of Japan,
3078-461: Was said "Hán di hữu hạn" 漢夷有限 (" the Vietnamese and the barbarians must have clear borders ") by the Gia Long Emperor (Nguyễn Phúc Ánh) when differentiating between Khmer and Vietnamese. Minh Mang implemented an acculturation integration policy directed at minority non-Vietnamese peoples. Thanh nhân 清人 or Đường nhân 唐人 were used to refer to ethnic Chinese by the Vietnamese while Vietnamese called themselves as Hán dân 漢民 and Hán nhân 漢人 in Vietnam during
3135-413: Was the insistence for many years in the early 20th century on using the name Shina ( 支那 ) for China, based on the Western word 'China', in preference to Chūgoku (中国 Central Country) advocated by the Chinese themselves. Unlike East Asian states, which communicated in written Chinese, Burma used a different written language in its communications with China. While China consistently regarded Burma as
3192-411: Was used as a name for Vietnam by Emperor Gia Long in 1805. It was said "Hán di hữu hạn" 漢夷有限 (" the Vietnamese and the barbarians must have clear borders ") by the Gia Long Emperor (Nguyễn Phúc Ánh) when differentiating between Khmer and Vietnamese. Minh Mang implemented an acculturation integration policy directed at minority non-Vietnamese peoples. Thanh nhân 清人 was used to refer to ethnic Chinese by
3249-423: Was welcoming and open to Chinese immigrants, who dominated commerce and trade, and achieved high positions in the government. The last Sri Lankan kingdom, the Kingdom of Kandy (1469–1815), did not establish any significant relationships with imperial China. However, the preceding Kotte kingdom (1412–1597) had significant interactions with Ming China. Parakramabahu VI of Kotte , the founder of Kotte, established
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