Across time and space: the spread of bow and horse culture on the Hetao Plain and the formation and development of the Chinese nation community

Abstract

Abstract: As the northern frontier of ancient my country, the Hetao Plain has been an important area for the integration and convergence of the Central Plains farming people and the north nomadic people since the Warring States Period. It is an important foundation for the formation and development of the Chinese nation. The spread of the bow and horse culture, which began with war, played an important role in communication, lubrication, and cohesion in opening up the northern frontier. The spirit of tolerance, mutual assistance, inclusiveness, and brave struggle contained in it has provided a solid social and ideological foundation for all ethnic groups to forge a strong sense of community in the Chinese nation at the economic, political, and cultural levels. However, as far as current research is concerned, the relationship between the archery culture of northern frontier and the Chinese nation has not been deeply explored. The spread of the archery culture on the Hetao Plain in northern frontier has made important historical contributions to the formation and development of the Chinese nation. It has not only promoted the internal connection of economic interdependence, common beliefs, cultural intercommunication, blood fusion, and emotional affinity among all ethnic groups but also maintained peace and stability in the northern border. Based on the new era, with the construction of the archery culture of northern frontier as a guarantee, strengthening the people of all ethnic groups to build a strong sense of community in the Chinese nation is of great value for handling and resolving my country's ethnic relations in the context of the new era and promoting the construction of modern civilization of the Chinese nation.