The notion of the difference between Chinese and barbarians (or Yi, the ancient name for tribes in the east of China), which started from the Spring and Autum Period,is to to distinguish them according to being civilized or uncivilized. And that the Chinese rite was practiced or not Used to be the main criterior to distinguish Chinese and barbarians, being civilized from uncivilized and the main connotation of assimilating barbarians with Chinese civilization. On the other hand, the ideas of the difference between Chinese and barbarians, human beings and beasts, interior and exterior produced from the political situation of the confrontation and conflict between Chinese and barbarians in the history usually had unrational and un-cultural implication, which made the difference between Chinese and barbarians present the epoch characteristics of being progressive and conservative,open and occluded at the same time.