| Huaxia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The Yellow River Breaches its Course by Ma Yuan, Song dynasty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 華夏 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 华夏 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | beautiful grandeur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Huaxia is a historical concept representing the Chinese nation, and came from the self-awareness of a common cultural ancestry by the various confederations of pre-Qin ethnic ancestors of Han people.