在中国民族史研究领域里,“蛮”作为现已消失了的古代民族,是值得我们认真地探索的。如果追溯到有正确纪年的《左传》所记载的公元前611年“庸人帅群蛮以叛楚”开始,“蛮”在我国历史上活动的时间就有2000余年之久,其纵横骋驰的区域则遍于长江中下游流域和南部中国。然而,对这样一个曾经长期活动在广宽地域上的古代民 In the field of Chinese history of nationalities, “Man” as an ancient nation that has disappeared is worth our earnest exploration. If we trace back to the “Year of the Chian” with the correct year record in 611 BC, “the mediocre and handsome group besought the rebel”, “Man” had more than 2,000 years of activity in the history of our country, Chi area is over the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin and southern China. However, for such an ancient people who had long-term activities in a wide area