Northern Barbarians and Northern Barbarians were the collective names of the non-Chinese tribes in the north in ancient China. Therefore, Northern Barbarians and Northern Barbarians could be used interchanged, and they referred to the same group.
The correct way to describe it was the Northern Barbarians. According to the records, the Northern Barbarians were a general term used by the ancient Huaxia tribes to refer to the non-Huaxia tribes in the north. Although Northern Barbarians and Xirong were sometimes mixed together, according to the information provided, Northern Barbarians was the correct name.
The ancestor of the Northern Barbarians was the grandson of the Yellow Emperor, Shi Jun. According to the records of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Western Classic of Great Wilderness and the Northern Classic of Great Wilderness, the Yellow Emperor was the ancestor of the Northern Barbarians. In addition, the Bai Di of the Northern Barbarians had the surname Ji, the same surname as the Yellow Emperor and the royal family of Western Zhou. However, the debate about the Northern Barbarians still existed, and more archaeological discoveries were needed to further prove it.
The Northern Barbarians referred to the present Mongolia, Ningxia, Liaonings, Jilins, and Heilongjiang provinces. Nanman referred to Guangxi and Vietnam. Xirong referred to the current Xizang, Qinghai, and other provinces. Dongyi referred to parts of the current Jiangsu, Shandong, and Anhui regions.
Dongyi referred to the ethnic groups in Shandong, Anhui, and Jiangsu. Xirong referred to the ethnic groups in Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and northern Sichuan. Nanman referred to the ethnic groups in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, and other regions. The Northern Barbarians referred to the ethnic groups in the Yellow River basin and its surrounding areas.
The Northern Barbarians referred to the ancient Huaxia tribes 'collective name for the non-Huaxia tribes in the north. The Northern Barbarians generally referred to the nomadic tribes in northern China, including the Xiongnu, Donghu, Yue, and other nomadic tribes. The term " Northern Barbarians " originated from the Zhou Dynasty. The people of the Zhou Dynasty called themselves Huaxia. They called the people around the Central Plains Dongyi, Nanman, Xirong, and Northern Barbarians respectively to distinguish them from Huaxia. The Northern Barbarians were the collective name of the ancient Huaxia tribes for the non-Huaxia tribes in the north. Therefore, the Northern Barbarians did not refer to a specific ethnic group, but a general term for the non-Chinese tribes in the north.
North Di is also known as Zhai, North Di and Zhai Rong.
The pronunciation of Dongyi, Xidi, Nanman, and Beirong were respectively dōng y, xī d, nán mán, bīi ráng.
The Northern Barbarians referred to the ethnic groups in northern Hebei, northern Shanxi, northern Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, the three northeastern provinces, Outer Mongolia, and Siberia before the Warring States Period. Therefore, the Northern Barbarians did not refer to a specific province, but to the ethnic groups of many regions.
The Northern Barbarians referred to the ethnic groups in northern Hebei, northern Shanxi, northern Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, the three northeastern provinces, Outer Mongolia, Siberia, and other regions before the Warring States Period. According to the information provided, it was impossible to determine which province the Northern Barbarians corresponded to.
The following conclusions: Nanman: Nanman is located in Guangxi and Vietnam. Dongyi: Dongyi is located in Jiangsu and Shandong. Northern Barbarians: Northern Barbarians are in Mongolia, Ningxia, Liaoning, JiLin, HeilongJiang and other provinces. Xirong: Xirong is located in Xizang, Qinghai, and other provinces. Therefore, Nanman was in Guangxi and Vietnam, Dongyi was in Jiangsu and Shandong, Beidi was in Mongolia, Ningxia, Liaoning, Kirin, Heilong and other provinces, and Xirong was in Xizang, Qinghai and other provinces.