The Mancbu Nationality,Yesterday and Today

THE birthplace of the Manchusis a vast plain flanked by theChangbai Mountains and Hei- long River,with rich soil,thick forestsand flourishing produce.Here,deep innortheast China,China’s second larg- est minority nationality made itshome.As far back as the Western ZhouDynasty during the 11th century B.C.the Suzhen,ancestors of the Man- chus,lived in the area around theChangbai Mountains and the rivervalleys of the Songhua and Heilong.They were known as a people skilled