From Ethnic Group to Household:The Meaning of"Never Mind Whether You Are a Manchu or a Han,but Do Mind Whether You Are a Bannerman or a Civilian"
"Never mind whether you are a Manchu or a Han,but do mind whether you are a Bannerman or a civilian",which is a folk saying well known among the scholars of Qing history and of Manchu history.For a long time,these scholars have not made it clear where this folk saying comes from.And,this saying is often expressed as an emphasis on the status differences between a Manchu and a Han,and those between a Bannerman and a civilian.However,this folk saying implied certain changes,which were the changes from the emphasis on the ethnic differences between a Manchu and a Han,to the emphasis on the differences between a Bannerman and a civilian in household registration,so that it had the implication of"civilianization"or localization.This process represented by the people whose households were nationally registered lasted from the Ming Dynasty,and even from much earlier without break.
"Never mind whether you are a Manchu or a Han,but do mind whether you are a Bannerman or a civilian"("不分满汉,但问旗民")ethnic grouphousehold registration"civilianization"
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