Abstract:
Dajin Deyun Tushuo which was compiled in the Jin Dynasty fully reflects people’s concept of the historical identity of “China” at that time. The orthodoxy in the book identified the Chinese historical development lineage from the legend Fuxi（伏羲）to the Song Dynasty. The book divided the China orthodoxy of Eastern Jin，Sixteen States，and the Southern and Northern Dynasties（南北朝）into two branches. The two branches which included the South Yan（南燕）, Later Yan（后燕）, North Yan（北燕）, Yao Qin （姚秦），and Helianxia （赫连夏）regimes, not only changed from single linear development mode deriving from the “Wude Zhongshi Theory”（五德终始说）into a double way, but also recognized the idea that both the Han nationality and the ethnic minorities were called “China”. There were some divergences as to whether the Jin Dynasty should inherit the Tang，the Song， or the Liao Dynasties. These divergences which were the product of Chinese historical development challenged the single linear Chinese historical development model into multiple tracks, and ended the single linear Chinese historical development model deriving from the “Wude Zhongshi Theory”.
