1, Huaxia
Archaeological findings show that the concept of flowers is related to Yangshao culture. In Xia Dynasty, place names evolved into tribal names, so they became country names, which was considered by many historians as the beginning of China's hereditary dynasty.
From the compilation of Shangshu, China ancient books began to use "Hua" and "Xia" together, collectively referred to as "Huaxia".
"Spring and Autumn Zuozhuan Justice": "China has a big gift, so it is called Xia; There is the beauty of service seal, which is called China. " In other words, because China is a state of etiquette, it is called "Xia", which means elegance; People in China wear beautiful clothes and pretend to be "flashy".
It is also said that in ancient times, there were many tribal peoples in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River Basin. Because they basically live between Huashan and Xiashui, after pacifying Chiyou, Yanhuang Alliance called all the affiliated tribes Huaxia.
2. China
The name "China" can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty. "Zhong" refers to the Central Plains, that is, the area around Heluo Plain, which is called Beidi in the north, Dongyi in the east, Nanman in the south and Xirong in the west. In order to distinguish it from these barbarians, the Central Plains is called "China".
Later, with the unification and division of the country, the meaning of the word China was different.
3. Chixian Shenzhou
The Biography of Historical Records of Mencius and Xun Qing mentioned that there was a man named Yan Yan in the State of Qi during the Warring States, saying, "China is called Chixian Shenzhou." Later, people called China "Chixian Shenzhou". However, it is used more separately, either Chixian or Shenzhou.
Chixian Shenzhou, another name of China and Kyushu, is the earliest Han nationality in the same area.
The name "Red Fairy" was rarely used later, and it was generally only used in China, so fewer people knew it.
4. Kyushu
Since ancient times, the ancestors of the Han nationality divided the birthplace of the Han nationality into nine regions, the so-called "Kyushu".
According to the records in Shangshu Gong Yu, the order of Kyushu is Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Liangzhou and Yongzhou.
Wuyue and Sidu five towns are all within the geographical scope of Kyushu established in Han Dynasty. Kyushu, meaning Handi.
5. China
China refers to all the territory of China. This word is not only geographical, but also has a deeper cultural precipitation value. Ancient China was built in the north and south of the Yellow River, and it was called China because it was in four directions. After that, the territory of each dynasty became wider and wider, and the countries under its jurisdiction were all called China, also called China.
There is a folklore that after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, the first unified multi-ethnic country in the history of China was established, but the title of Qin came from the continuation of Qin, so it is not appropriate to refer to this vast land with the title.
Qin Shihuang thought hard and wanted to invent a new concept to call this land. China and Huaxia, taking the first words "Zhong" and "Hua", are collectively called "China".
China, emphasizing the concepts of geography and orientation; Huaxia, paying attention to bloodline and civilization connotation; "China" is really a perfect match.
This origin is actually the same as the "emperor" called by Qin Shihuang, taking the words of "three emperors and five emperors" After the Qin and Han Dynasties unified China, the country names were generally replaced by the names of feudal dynasties.