Editing Han Chinese (section)

=== "Han people" ===
The name "Han people" ({{zhi|s=汉人|t=漢人|p=Hànrén|first=t}}) first appeared during the [[Northern and Southern period]] and was inspired by the [[Han dynasty]], which is considered to be one of the first [[Golden ages of China|golden ages in Chinese history]]. As a unified and cohesive empire that succeeded the short-lived Qin dynasty, Han China established itself as the center of the East Asian geopolitical order at the time, projecting its power and influence unto Asian neighbors. It was comparable with the contemporary [[Roman Empire]] in population size, geographical extent, and cultural reach.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cohen |first=Warren I. |title=East Asia At The Center: Four Thousand Years of Engagement With The World |publisher=Columbia University Press |year=2000 |page=59}}</ref><ref name="EG">{{cite book |last=Minahan |first=James B. |title=Ethnic Groups of North, East, and Central Asia: An Encyclopedia |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-61069-017-1 |page=92}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Kang |first=David C. |title=East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute |publisher=Columbia University Press |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-231-15319-5 |pages=33–34}}</ref> The Han dynasty's prestige and prominence led many of the ancient Huaxia to identify themselves as 'Han people'.<ref name="EC" /><ref>{{cite book |last=Tanner |first=Harold Miles |title=China: A History: From the Great Qing Empire through the People's Republic of China, 1644–2009 |publisher=Hackett |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-60384-204-4 |page=83}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Ueda |first=Reed |title=America's Changing Neighborhoods: An Exploration of Diversity through Places |publisher=Greenwood |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-4408-2864-5 |page=403}}</ref><ref name="HD">{{cite book |last=Eno |first=R. |url=http://www.indiana.edu/~e232/09-Han.pdf |title=The Han Dynasty (206 B.C. – A.D. 220) |publisher=Indiana University Press |page=1 |access-date=22 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711015633/http://www.indiana.edu/~e232/09-Han.pdf |archive-date=11 July 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Li |first=Xiaobing |title=China at War: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia |publisher=Pentagon |year=2012 |isbn=978-81-8274-611-4 |publication-date=30 June 2012 |page=155}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=China: A Religious State|last1=Hsu|first1=Cho-yun|last2=Lagerwey|first2=John|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=2012|editor-last=Y. S. Cheng|editor-first=Joseph|page=126}}</ref> Similarly, the [[Chinese language]] also came to be named and alluded to as the "Han language" ({{zhi|s=汉语|t=漢語|p=Hànyǔ|first=t}}) ever since and the Chinese script is referred to as "[[Han characters]]".<ref name="EG" /><ref>{{cite book |last=Schaefer |first=Richard T. |year=2008 |title=Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society |volume=3 |location=Thousand Oaks, CA |publisher=Sage |isbn=978-1-4129-2694-2 |page=279}}</ref><ref name="HD" />