North-south geographically and north-south azimuthally are two different things. The so-called geo-culture of a country often has its historical roots. For example, the so-called east and west of the United States, in addition to the great differences in geography and climate, are largely due to the history of pioneering from the east to the west and immigration. Trends and sources of tides.Therefore, although there have been confrontations and wars between the South and the North in history, and the far-reaching impact, people are more accustomed to dividing the United States into two parts, East and West.

The situation in China is similar, the only difference is that things are changed to north and south.The rudiment of the North-South confrontation in history may be traced back to the Jin-Chu struggle for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period.Although there were sporadic conflicts between the northern and southern ethnic groups before, they were difficult to achieve. The main component of the ancient Han nationality, the Huaxia ethnic group, originated in the north. At first, there was only confrontation between the eastern and western tribes. In the world of barbarians, Tai Bo's establishment of the Wu Kingdom was regarded as the first southward migration of northerners, but it was far from enough to change the population structure of the South.Although the monarch of Chu State claimed to be king early, he was still regarded as a low-ranking son of Chu by the northern vassal states who regarded themselves as orthodox and noble. It was not until King Zhuang of Chu came to the Central Plains that he began to attract the attention of the Central Plains countries, but he still had to bear the burden. Barbarian name.

The hegemony between Jin and Chu was just the initial form of the North-South confrontation. During the Warring States Period, the area of ​​Chu was almost the same as that of the other six countries, and the tragedy of national ruin and family destruction was still unavoidable.The continuous unification of the Qin and Han Dynasties in the following hundreds of years established the basic scope of the Han cultural circle today. During this period, the political, economic, cultural and even population centers of the dynasty were all in the north. Among the twelve prefectures in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jing, Yang, and Yi The four states of Jiao and Jiao belong to the south, and their area is not smaller than the eight states in the north plus one Sili, but the number of household registrations is not half that of the north.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were many warlords and separate regimes, and the chaos was basically in the north.After the dust settled, the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu stood together, one north and two south, which opened up a situation of confrontation between the north and the south in the true sense. Although the Jin Dynasty was unified for a short time, it could not fundamentally change the momentum of division.Six dynasties and six dynasties refer to the six dynasties that have ruled the south continuously since the end of the Han Dynasty and are opposed to the northern regime.And it was the Southern and Northern Dynasties in the next few hundred years that played a decisive role in the huge difference between the northern and southern cultures of China today.

In terms of time, the Northern and Southern Dynasties can be counted from 386 A.D., when Tuobagui, Emperor Daowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, took the throne, until 589 A.D., when Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty conquered Chen in the south, and lasted for two hundred years.This great dynasty succeeded the Wei and Jin Dynasties and succeeded the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The entire Chinese world has undergone almost earth-shaking changes. This is an era of great migration and integration of nationalities, and an era of great changes in thinking. If we regard the northern and southern worlds as one , you can experience the self-discipline, reflection, and transformation of this cultural body in pain, and finally take on a new look.

The chaos that occurred in the north and south of the Yangtze River more than 1,500 years ago may not have much to do with the life of an ordinary person today, but the accident and necessity of history may invisibly affect the lives of Chinese people today. way of thinking.However, if we "examine" carefully, we will find that this period of history that makes future generations turbulent and passionate started from two small places that seem inconspicuous today. It happens that the north and the south face each other, one is on the banks of the Xilam Forest in Inner Mongolia, and the other is in the ordinary alleys of Zhenjiang, as mentioned by Song Dynasty poet Xin Qiji in his "Yong Yu Le".