Where does Jingchu land refer to? Where does Jingchu land refer to?

Jingchu refers to Hubei Province. Hubei province, referred to as "Hubei" for short, is the capital of Wuhan. Because it is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and north of Dongting Lake, it is named "Hubei". Hubei was called Jingchu in ancient times, which mainly originated from Jingchu tribe in Chu, also known as Jingchu.

Where does Jingchu land refer to?

Ancient Jingchu refers to the whole of Hubei and its surrounding areas, and now it refers to Hubei Province. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, many small countries appeared in Hubei. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, southern countries gradually unified with Chu. So there was Chu, one of the seven heroes of the Warring States. After Qin Shihuang unified China, the enfeoffment system was abolished, and the county system was implemented. Nanjun was subordinate to Hubei Province. During the Western Han Dynasty, Hubei was subordinate to Jingzhou Secretariat.

As early as Shang Dynasty, people in the Central Plains used "Jingchu" to refer to the southern tribes in the southern region and Jianghan area, such as "Wei daughter Jingchu lived in the south" in Ode to Shang Dynasty. Jingchu tribe also absorbed advanced Shang culture in the confrontation with the northern Shang Dynasty, creating favorable conditions for its own development. Jing, now called Vitex negundo, is a deciduous shrub of Verbenaceae, and was called Chu in ancient times. It was used in criminal struggles and flogging prisoners. Therefore, Chu is also called "Jingchu", and those who are whipped are called "receiving Chu".