“中华民族”这一家喻户晓的称谓,细算起来也只有104年的历史．其创始人就是梁启超。在梁启超创立“中华民族”一词之前,中国人基本上没有现代的民族观念, 甚至连“民族”一词也没有过,习惯上所说“华夏”、“汉人”、“唐人”、“炎黄子孙”,外国人称中国为“大秦”、“震旦”、“支那”等,都不是现代意义上的民族国家的称谓。 The well-known title of “Chinese nation” is only 104 years old in fine calculation. Its founder is Liang Qichao. Before Liang Qichao founded the term “Chinese nation,” Chinese people basically lacked the concept of a modern nation. Even the term “nation” had never been used. Habitually it was said that “Chinese,” “Han,” “Chinese,” “Yan Descendants, ”foreigners call China“ Daqin ”,“ Aurora ”, and“ Chinalt ”, all of which are not appellations of a nation-state in the modern sense.