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- The name “Zhongguo” was first used by the ancient Zhou dynasty. The Zhou people believed themselves to be the center of civilization. Later, it came to be the name for the empire founded in the Yellow River Drainage areas and other empires set up by other ethnic groups in the Han Dynasty.
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Chinese names for China, aside from Zhongguo, include Zhōnghuá (中华; 中華; 'central beauty'), Huáxià (华夏; 華夏; 'beautiful grandness'), Shénzhōu (神州; 'divine state') and Jiǔzhōu (九州; 'nine states').
I've wondered why people call Honshu, Japan, because the Japanese don't refer to themselves as Japanese. The words Zhongguo and China don’t have the same etymology. Originally, China was a bunch of kingdoms, like Qin, Wu, etc. The name Qin/China won out because the kingdoms were united under Qin.
Dec 21, 2017 · In the West, China is of course called China, but in its own language it’s known as ‘Zhongguo’, translating roughly to ‘Middle Kingdom.’ Here’s everything you need to know. The first known recording of the term ‘Zhongguo’ comes from a ritual vessel dating around 1000 B.C. called the He Zun.
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Feb 25, 2018 · The Chinese word for China, Zhongguo, literally means ‘central state or states’ (there is no plural inflection in Chinese), giving rise to the poetic sobriquet “Middle Kingdom.” Thus, China is not the land of the Han or the empire of the Qin, but simply the country in the middle.
The term “zhong guo” means, first, capital of the state; second, the territory where the Han nationality lived and their state. At that time, the Han nationality mainly lived in the area of the middle reaches of the Yellow River.
Many people wonder why China is known as Zhong Guo in Mandarin. The name Zhong Guo is the official Chinese name for the country, and it translates to «Middle Kingdom» or «Central State» in English.
