Hongshan culture, distributed over the joint area of Mongolia Plateau and Northeast Plains which is an important area for the migration and the blend of the ancient north nationalities, has its distinct national and regional characters.
In Jin Dynasty,north nationalities' literature and Han nationality's literature were two branches that maintained close link with each other,and formed the marvelous spectacles of Chinese north areas' literature from the beginning of the 12th century to the first half of the 13th century.
For a long time, people have considered that the Chinese culture and civilization originated from the Yellow River valley and the national source and culture of the northern nationality were all spread from the central plains according to the opinion of monism. In fact, the north and northeast area are also one of the birth places of the Chinese human beings and culture.
The previous northern nationality history research often severed the inheritance and continuity of the northern nationality development, took one of the dynastic period nationalities as a nationality came step by step from the primitive barbarous period and caused that every nationality developing process started from the very beginning. Actually, the northern nationality development have formed their own array. Developing level has fixed inheritance and continuity.
The northern nationality repeatedly reallized the northern unity-during the developing process. It is important to the unity of China and the establishing,consolidating and exploiting of the northern China. Therefore, the northern nationality has a greater contribution to the Chinese history development.
This article from the belief of Shamanism of the ancient northern nationalities, ended at the inheriting and keeping of historical remains by modern nationalities, and expounded the relations between the northern nationalities and the Shamanism.