Another name for China
1. Kyushu. According to legend, after Yu controlled the floods, China was divided into Kyushu: Ji, Yan, Qing, Xu, Jing, Yang, Yu, Liang, and Yong.
"Huainanzi Topography" also contains: Ancient China established nine states: Shenzhou, Cizhou, Rongzhou, Zhouzhou, Jizhou,
Taizhou, Jezhou, Bozhou, Yangzhou state. Later, Kyushu generally referred to China.
2. Chixian Shenzhou, "Historical Records: Biography of Mencius and Xunzi" during the Warring States Period, Zou Yan said: "China is called Chixian Shenzhou."
Chixian, "Shi Beishan Biography": "China It is called Chixian. "The Five Years' Biography of Gu Liangheng" also states: "The name of Chixian is Chixian."
3. Shenzhou, "Chinese Dictionary": "Shenzhou, another name for China." It began after the Warring States Period.
4. Overseas, "Four Seas" in "Ciyuan" Note: The ancients thought that China was surrounded by seas, so they called China "overseas", and
foreign countries were called overseas.
5. China, "Historical Records·Xia Benji": "Yu named the country Xia." "Zuoding Ten Years Biography": "The Yi will not disrupt China."
Xia Yuan It is the name of the country, and Hua was originally the name of the country. Later China was called China.
6. Zhongxia, "Book of the Later Han Dynasty": "The Xia in the eyes is Budde, the four descendants are looked down upon and the edge is resisted."
7. Hanxia, ??"Book of Han": "When I send a letter to the great Han of Xia, how can I compare my merits with him?" Zhang Jingyang of the Jin Dynasty's "Seven Lives":
"Wang You has four obstacles and writes to Xia Mi Ning."
8 , Jiu Mu, "Xunzi": "This is why he accepted Jiu Mu on behalf of the King of Yin." According to "Han Shu Jiao Si Zhi":
"Yu collected Jiu Mu's gold and cast Jiu Ding, like Jiuzhou. ".
Ninth, Ninth District, Jin Dynasty Lu Shiheng's "The Crown Prince's Banquet at Xuanyou Hall": "The Ninth District conquers salt, and Yange sings it."
Ten. Nine Regions, "Hanshu": ""Ji Dian" says: 'Nine Regions of *** Gong's Bo'." According to the Song Dynasty's "Nine Regions Map" and "Nine Regions Chronicles", both records of the whole country Geographic maps of various places.
11. The Eight Prefectures, "The Biography of Queen Xu in the Book of Han": "The Eight Prefectures cherish righteousness despite common customs.
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