Khitan Lee Loyal, Sun Wanrong Southward Expansion

Khitan is an ancient minority, which had made great contribu-tions in the development of our country. In the WuZhou Dynasty,with its development, khitan had a great military conflict with the cen-tral government. Under the leadership of Li Jin zhong and sun Wan-Rong, khitan set out to invade northeast areas, spreading He Bei dis-tricts. During its procession, they attacked towns and killed residentswhich shocked the whole nation.The central governm, ent made three invasions previously andlately, and put down khitan with turks' help. But the great effect thatkhitan had had on the politics, the economy and the cu1ture of Chinawould go on.The war accelerated the merging process of khitan and Hua Xianation, which consists of Han. The development of khitan would gointo a new historical stage. At the same time, the war progressed thesocial reform of the central government. The culture of He Bei dis-trict, military rules of the central government and the situations be-yond took great changes after war.In the open and powerful Tang Dynasty, kitan played an very im-portant role in the life of the politics, economics and culture of China.Khitan not only exploited the northeast areas and the Lei Mongoliandistricts, accelerating the relationship of the native and central plainsareas, but also participated in the construction of the politics, eco-nomics and the culture of the areas of Central Plains. Mary prominentfigures of kitan acted as important officials in the central and the localauthorities. the culture of kitan was ever popular in Central Plains.In general, the extending southward of kitan promoted the histor-ical procession of the national merging, among which Han nation is theprincipal part.