《左传》记载楚庄王的诸多事迹。其中,问鼎一事反映出楚人重视政治权力的合法性,而其论“武德”则体现了楚人认同华夏文化,这可能与楚贵族逐渐接受华夏教育有关。《左传》中所载庄王的事迹,表明当时楚人认识到华夏认同对其争夺霸权意义重大,在认同华夏时重视政治、文化而非血缘的作用。结合《左传》中其他记载,可看到春秋时期所谓的“蛮夷”已经受到华夏观念的影响,并逐渐认同华夏。 “Zuo Zhuan” records a lot of deeds of Chu Zhuang. Among them, aspirations reflect the legitimacy of the political power of the villagers in Chu, and their “Takenori” reflects the Chu people agree with the Chinese culture, which may be gradually accepted by the Chu aristocracy Huaxia education. The story of Zhuang Wang contained in Zuo Zhuan shows that at that time, the Chu people realized that Huaxia identity was of great significance to their pursuit of hegemony and emphasized the role of politics and culture rather than blood ties in recognizing Huaxia. Combined with other records in Zuo Zhuan, we can see that the so-called “barbarians” in the Spring and Autumn Period have been influenced by the notion of China and gradually come to China.