| The Rong is an ancient ethnic group in Chinese history.According to the handed down documents and unearthed data,the Rong was a primitive agricultural tribe that was initially active in the upper reaches of the Jing and Wei Rivers.However,with the development of productivity,its livelihood model showed two completely different development trends: nomadization and farming.The Rong learned more advanced farming techniques in their contacts with the Zhou people.At the same time,through marriages and alliances with the Zhou people,they kept up with the eastward expansion of the Zhou and developed their power to the area around Zongzhou.It became an important force that threatened Zongzhou and eventually accelerated the demise of the Western Zhou Dynasty.The early Qin Dynasty was on the front line of the confrontation between Zhou and Rong.When the royal family moved eastward,it was able to establish a noble state by virtue of the task of "attacking the Rong".The Rong,who originally captured Hao and entered the lower reaches of Jing and Wei Rivers,was expelled by the Qin’s eastward advancement strategy and gathered in southern Jin and Yiluo area.They further merged with China in their life and cultural customs.In the northwestern region of Qin,the Rong gradually receded westward during the expansion of Qin.Their archaeological sites showed the characteristics of nomadic factors gradually increasing from east to west,reflecting the adaptability of ethnic development to the environment.Although the exchanges between the Rong and Zhou and Qin mainly occurred in different historical periods,they all indirectly affected the overall changes by promoting the migration of the Rong.Longitudinal,the internal bond of the Rong gradually changed from blood to geopolitical with the migration.A horizontal comparison of the Rong settlements in the eastern and western regions shows that the Rong has adapted and integrated to different external environments. |
