An Examination of the Form of the Ancient Chinese Unification "The Revelation of the Earth"

Abstract

This paper analyzes several historical forms of the Great Unification of China based on the view of the Everywhere Under the Heaven. We propose three models: Zhou, Qin and Tang Dynasty as several basic institution forms of the Great Unification of China which based on the relationship between China and Minorities. The very important ideal of Confucianism: Civilization Enlightenment was realized under the system of Tang Dynasty. After that, both the Yuan and the Qing Dynasties all carried out this system, which could break the Lattimore Curse and make widely spread of Confucianism reach the grassland.