Editing Han Chinese (section)

== Identity ==
[[File:Aoqun 2.jpg|thumb|Girl wearing [[ruqun]], one of the most distinctive set of attire of female [[hanfu]]]]
[[File:Daopao4.jpg|thumb|Man wearing [[daopao]], one of the most distinctive set of attire of male [[hanfu]]]]
The term "Han" not only refers to a specific ethnic collective, but also points to a shared ancestry, history, and cultural [[Group identity|identity]]. The term "Huaxia" was used by the ancient Chinese philosopher [[Confucius]]'s contemporaries during the [[Warring States period]] to elucidate the shared ethnicity of all Chinese;<ref name="Brindley2015">{{cite book |author=Erica Fox Brindley |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B59rCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA9 |title=Ancient China and the Yue: Perceptions and Identities on the Southern Frontier, c. 400 BCE–50 CE |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-316-35228-1 |pages=9–10}}</ref> Chinese people called themselves ''Hua ren''.<ref name="PandeyGeschiere2003">{{cite book |first=Gyanendra |last=Pandey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CT6FAAAAMAAJ&q=dynasty+hua+ren |title=The Forging of Nationhood |author2=Peter Geschiere |publisher=Manohar |year=2003 |isbn=978-81-7304-425-0 |page=102}}</ref> The Warring States period led to the emergence of the Zhou-era Chinese referring to themselves as being Huaxia (literally 'the beautiful grandeur'): under the [[Hua–Yi distinction]], a "Hua" culture (often translated as 'civilized') was contrasted to that of peoples perceived as "Yi" (often translated as '[[Barbarian#China|barbarian]]') living on the peripheries of the Zhou kingdoms.<ref name="EC">{{Cite book |last=Perkins |first=Dorothy |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofch00perk_0/page/202 |title=Encyclopedia of China: History and Culture |publisher=Checkmark |year=1998 |isbn=978-0-8160-2693-7 |page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofch00perk_0/page/202 202]}}</ref><ref name="CH" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Schliesinger |first=Joachim |title=Origin of Man in Southeast Asia 2: Early Dominant Peoples of the Mainland Region |publisher=Booksmango |year=2016 |page=14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Holcombe |first1=Charles |title=A History of East Asia: From the Origins of Civilization to the Twenty-First Century |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-10754489-5 |edition=2nd |page=49}}</ref> [[Overseas Chinese]] who possess non-Chinese citizenship are commonly referred as "Hua people" ({{zhi|s=华人|t=華人|p=Huárén}}) or ''Huazu'' ({{zhi|s=华族|t=華族|p=Huázú}}). The two respective aforementioned terms are applied solely to those with a Han background that is semantically distinct from ''Zhongguo ren'' ({{zhi|s=中国人|t=中國人}}) which has connotations and implications limited to being [[Chinese passport|citizens]] and [[Chinese nationality law|nationals]] of China, especially with regard to [[ethnic minorities in China]].<ref name="chang">{{cite book |last1=Chang |first1=Hui-Ching |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vouLBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA162 |title=Language, Politics and Identity in Taiwan: Naming China |last2=Holt |first2=Richard |date=20 November 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-04635-4 |pages=162–164}}</ref><ref name="sheng">{{cite book |author=Sheng Lijun |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zZZABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA53 |title=China and Taiwan: Cross-strait Relations Under Chen Shui-bian |publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |year=2002 |isbn=978-981-230-110-9 |page=53}}</ref><ref name="hack" />