Dongyi people were originally referred to as the tribes in the eastern part of Henan Province, Shandong Province, and the northwest part of Jiangsu Province (Xuzhou City). Later, Dongyi expanded to include residents of Northeast China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan. In the Qing Dynasty, it even included the inhabitants of the Polynesian Islands in Oceania and Mexico in North America. Therefore, Dongyi people could be said to be people from Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, and other places.
The ancestors of the Dongyi people came from the lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Huai Si area, which was now the eastern part of Henan, Shandong, Anhui, and Jiangsu. The leader of the Dongyi tribe, Hao Tao, was regarded as the ancestor of the Dongyi people. In addition, there was another theory that the ancestors of Dongyi people might have come from Africa or South Asia. However, there was no clear answer to the origin of the Dongyi people.
The ancestors of the Dongyi people came from the lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Huaihe River and Surabaya region, including the eastern part of Henan Province, Shandong Province, Anhui Province, and Jiangsu Province. The Eastern Wasteland people were an important part of the Huaxia people. Their ancestors could be traced back to the leaders of the Eastern Wasteland tribes, such as Taihao and Hao Tao. Taihao was thought to be a descendant of Fuxi, as well as a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. The Dongyi tribe was a tribe of the descendants of the Yellow Emperor in the early days. Later, it became a general term for the Eastern people. Although the academic community had different views and theories on the origin of Dongyi people's ancestors, Dongyi people had made important contributions to the cultural and economic development of East Asia.
Dongyi was a general name for the Eastern people in ancient China. It was not a specific ethnic group. Dongyi's specific distribution range included today's China's Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Hebei and other regions. Dongyi was not a single tribe or ethnic group, but was composed of many tribes and ethnic groups, similar to the modern general term for southerners and northerners. Therefore, it was impossible to determine where Dongyi was from.
The Dongyi people did not have a clear record of where they had gone. The documents mentioned that the Dongyi tribe fled southeast after being wiped out, but there was no detailed record of where they went. Dongyi was not a single tribe or race. It was a general term that included many tribes and races. According to historical records, the ancestor of the Dongyi tribe was Taihao. The area they lived in was roughly in the area between the Liaodong Peninsula, Shandong Peninsula, and the Huaihe River basin, spanning Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai, and other provinces. Dongyi and Huaxia had the same ancestor, but they lived in different areas and had different habits. However, the specific information about the final destination of the Dongyi people was not clear, so it was impossible to give a definite answer.
The conclusion that Henan people were Dongyi people. In document 1, it was mentioned that the people of Henan belonged to Dongyi, and were most similar to the old Dongyi people of Shandong, northern Anhui, and Huaibei of Jiangsu. In addition, document 2 also mentioned that the "Dongyi" mentioned in the early days mostly referred to the tribes in the eastern part of Henan Province, Shandong Province, and the northwestern part of Jiangsu Province. Therefore, it could be said that Henan people were Dongyi people.
The people of Henan belong to the people of Dongyi. Both document 1 and document 2 mentioned the relationship between Henan people and Dongyi people, pointing out that Henan people were most similar to Dongyi's old friends in Shandong, northern Anhui, and Huaibei in Jiangsu. In addition, document 4 also mentioned that the "Dongyi" mentioned in the early days mostly referred to the tribes in the eastern part of Henan Province, Shandong Province, and the northwestern part of Jiangsu Province. Therefore, it could be said that Henan people were Dongyi people.
There were many theories about the ancestors of the Dongyi people. According to historical records, the ancestors of the Dongyi people could be traced back to Taihao. Taihao was a descendant of Fuxi and was also known as the East Emperor or the Green Emperor. Another theory was that the ancestors of the Dongyi people came from the Caucasians in southern Europe, the Tunguska people in the Siberian jungle, and the mixed-blood descendants of the Pacific Polynesian islanders. Another theory was that the ancestors of Dongyi people might have come from Africa or South Asia. However, these statements did not provide conclusive evidence to determine the origin of Dongyi people's ancestors. Therefore, there was no clear answer about the ancestors of the Dongyi people.
Dongyi was located in the Shandong region. According to the descriptions in document 1 and document 2, Dongyi was built on a high mountain in Shandong, surrounded by the sea. Therefore, one could conclude that Dongyi was located in the Shandong region.
Dongyi was located in the northern part of Shandong Province and a port city on the Korean Peninsula.
Dongyi referred to the people living in the lower reaches of the Yellow River during the pre-Qin period, especially during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The Dongyi tribe lived in the area between the Liaodong Peninsula and the Shandong Peninsula to the Huai River basin, spanning Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai, and other provinces. Dongyi was not a tribe or a race. There were many tribes and races. Dongyi was just a general term. It was the same as saying southerners and northerners.