“胡”在中国历史上是个相当重要的异族观念,在语意上特别专指中国北方及西北方的异族。长期以来,有关胡、汉之间的互动,以及胡文化对中国文化的影响,一直是东西方历史学界共同关注的焦点。本文尝试从西周至汉代的文献去探索中国“胡”概念的早期型态,分 In the history of China, “Hu” is a very important concept of interracial people. It especially refers specifically to interracial communities in northern and northwestern China. For a long time, the interaction between Hu and Han, as well as the influence of Hu culture on Chinese culture, has always been the common focus of East-West historians. This article attempts to explore the early pattern of the concept of “Hu” in China from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Han Dynasty