> China was conquered by multiple waves of "barbarians" The fact the imperial power belonged to foreign dynasties (mainly the Yuan and the Qing) doesn’t mean t

> China was conquered by multiple waves of "barbarians" The fact the imperial power belonged to foreign dynasties (mainly the Yuan and the Qing) doesn’t mean the people itself and its culture was erased. Actually in case of Manchu the reverse happened with the ruling elite taking Chinese culture while forgetting it’s own culture.