During the late Zhou dynasty, the inhabitants of the Central Plains began to distinguish between Hua and Yi (Chinese: 華夷秩序; pinyin: huáyí zhìxù), referred to by some historians as the Sino–barbarian dichotomy. They defined themselves as part of the cultural and political region known as Huaxia, which they contrasted with the surrounding regions home to "outsiders", conventionally known as the "Four Barbarians" (literally, "four Yi").
During the late Zhou dynasty, the inhabitants of the Central Plains began to distinguish between Hua and Yi (Chinese: 華夷秩序; pinyin: huáyí zhìxù), referred to by some historians as the Sino–barbarian dichotomy. They defined themselves as part of the cultural and political region known as Huaxia, which they contrasted with the surrounding regions home to "outsiders", conventionally known as the "Four Barbarians" (literally, "four Yi").
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