Why did Qin Shihuang name China "China"? What does this Chinese mean?

As emperors of past dynasties, Qin Shihuang took the name of "China", which means that the world is big and I am the only one, so as to reflect the prestige of the Ninth Five-Year Plan.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were frequent wars all the year round, which brought endless suffering to the land of the Central Plains until the victory of the State of Qin unified the seven countries into one. In order to celebrate reunification, Ying Zheng called the Heluo area in the Central Plains "China". Heluo area is the area where the Yellow River and Luohe River are located, that is, Xianyang area with Qin Shihuang as its capital.

In ancient times, people lacked geographical knowledge and thought that the sky was round and the land was square, while the neighboring countries were backward and considered barbarians, so they firmly believed that they were the center of the world, so they called their place "China". Moreover, the golden mean has always been emphasized in the past, and the golden mean is the foundation of governing the country, so the word "zhong" has always been quoted.

Ancient people were superstitious, so they always thought that Long Mai existed. Xianyang was its capital because of its good geomantic omen, while Qin Shihuang considered himself a descendant of the dragon, and all people were descendants of the dragon. The word "zhong" also means that the imperial city at that time was in the middle.

In Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the meaning of the word "Hua" is very lofty and sacred. In the Zhou Dynasty, all monarchs who followed the rites of the Zhou Dynasty and observed the ethical code were called Zhu Xia. Together, it is called Huaxia, which means that it is a state of etiquette and corresponds to the foreign conference semifinals. Later, the word "Hua" had the meaning of the Central Plains, and then the words "Hua" and "Xia" became common, so "Hua" was also called "midsummer".

In some early books of China, the vassal states of the Central Plains were also called China people or Xia people, and some vassal states were also called or, so "Hua" and "Xia" are basically the same in national nature and cultural significance, while China and Huaxia have similar meanings, so it is natural to combine them into "Hua".

Extended data

The "central part" refers to the central plains Heluo area, that is, Henan area (river, yellow river; Luoshui, Luoyang). Because it is in Sifang, it is called China (ancient "China" is synonymous with "Central Plains"). With the evolution and integration of history, everything that belongs to the cultural category of China belongs to China.

"Hua" refers to when it originated in Hua Xu? (located in the west of Huashan, Xi' an today? Lantian Hua Xu Town). Liezi Huangdi recorded that Hua Xu gave birth to Fuxi as a male name and Nu Wa as a female name, while Fuxi and Nu Wa gave birth to fewer children. "Mandarin" says: "In the past, there was a small code that married the Gaos and gave birth to the Yellow Emperor. Therefore, Hua Xu is the ancestor of China people. ?

Interpretation of the word "China" in Fa Shu: China people, China also. I was taught by the king and belonged to China. Dress dignified, customs filial piety, etiquette norms, so it is called China. It means that all administrative divisions and cultural systems originated in China, so they are called China.

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