Beidi
The
Di or
Beidi (
Northern Di) were various ethnic groups who lived north of the Chinese (''
Huaxia'') realms during the
Zhou dynasty. Although initially described as nomadic, they seem to have practiced a mixed pastoral, agricultural, and hunting economy and were distinguished from the
nomads of the
Eurasian steppe who lived to their north. Chinese historical accounts describe the Di inhabiting the upper
Ordos Loop and gradually migrating eastward to northern
Shanxi and northern
Hebei, where they eventually created their own
states like
Zhongshan and
Dai. Other groups of Di seem to have lived interspersed between the Chinese states before their eventual conquest or
sinicization.
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