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China
中國
China is a country or geographical area of East Asia, originally refers to the descendants of the Yellow Emperor in the 21st century BC after the establishment of the Xia Dynasty after the dynasties, to the modern international system after the formation of the country began to become known, now refers to the Han, Culture-based country. As the foundation of the Chinese civilization is one of the world's oldest civilization, the surrounding countries, peoples and culture have far-reaching impact, the formation of Chinese culture circle. Its scope with the evolution of history has increased or decreased, but most of the Central Plains dynasty is not off the center of the Chinese as the center. Although the national composition of the Han as the center, in fact, through the ages and the surrounding ethnic exchanges and expeditions, and many ethnic groups into the Chinese civilization, constitute today's Chinese culture. ... 中國是東亞的一个國家或地理區域，原本泛指炎黄子孙在公元前21世纪建立夏朝以后的各个朝代，至現代國際體系成形後才開始做為國家的通稱，現今指以漢族為主、中華文化為基礎之國家。作為其根基的華夏文明是世界上最古老的文明之一，对周边国家、民族和文化有深远影响，形成漢字文化圈。其範圍隨著歷史演變而有所增減，但大多不脫以中原王朝根基所在的中國本土為中心。民族構成上雖以漢族為中心，事實上透過歷代與周邊民族的交流與征戰，而將眾多民族融入華夏文明之中，構成今日的中華文化。...
China ① ancient "China" has different meanings. Or refer to the capital as "China." "Poetry Taiga civil labor": "benefit this China to Sui Quartet." Mao Chuan: "China, the capital is also." "Historical Records of the Five Emperors of this century": "husband and then China, practice emperors position Yan." Pei Ji set solution: "Liu Xi said:" the emperors are all, so said China. "Or refers to the Huaxia, Han China region With its in Siyi). "Poetry Xiaoya June Preface": "" Xiaoya "exhausted, then the invasion of Siyi, China slightly carry it." And "Book of Righteous Mean": "is reputable China, Shi and barbarian . "The Huaxia and Han nationalities are mostly located in the south and north of the Yellow River, with the same meaning as" China "due to its claim to" China "," Central China "," Central Plains "," Zhongzhou "," Middle Summer "and" Zhonghua. " Originally referring to the extremely close vicinity of Henan Province, the activities of the Huaxia ethnic group and the Han ethnic group expanded in the early days, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River were also called "China." "Jin Shu Xuan Di Ji": "Meng Da then even Wu Gushu, the submarine map of China." ("China" refers to the State of China in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in Wei), and even governed areas, including not belonging to the Yellow River Basin Local, also all called "China." "History Book · Official Book of Heaven": "Later, Qin then tried to destroy the six countries and to China." Since the mid-19th century, "China" has started referring exclusively to the entire territory of my country and has not used it for other purposes. ② "People's Republic of China" for short. ③ China (Madhya-desa). Ancient names. The middle and lower reaches of the Ganges River in Central and Indian Buddhists translate "China." See "Fa Xian Chuan". 中国 ①古时“中国”含义不一。或指京师为“中国”。《诗・大雅・民劳》：“惠此中国，以绥四方。”毛传：“中国，京师也”。《史记・五帝本纪》：“夫而后中国，践天子位焉。” 裴驷集解：“刘熙曰：‘帝王所都为中，故曰中国。”或指华夏族，汉族地区为中国（以其在四夷之中）。《诗・小雅・六月序》：“《小雅》尽废，则四夷交侵，中国微矣。”又《礼记・中庸》：“是以声名洋溢乎中国，施及蛮貊。”而华夏族，汉族多建都于黄河南，北，因称其地为“中国”，与“中土”，“中原”，“中州”，“中夏”，“中华”含义相同。初时本指河南省极其附近地区，后来华夏族，汉族活动范围扩大，黄河中下游一带，也被称为“中国”。《晋书・宣帝纪》：“孟达于是连吴固蜀，潜图中国。”（“中国”指立国于黄河中下游的魏国），甚至把所统辖的地区，包括不属于黄河流域的地方， 也全部称为“中国”。《史书・天官书》：“其后秦遂以兵灭六国，并中国。”19世纪中叶以来，“中国”始专指我国家全部领土，不作他用。
②“中华人民共和国”的简称。
③中国（Madhya-desa）。古地名。即恒河中下游一带的中印度，佛教徒译称“中国”。见《法显传》。
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «中国» OVER TIME
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10 CHINESE BOOKS RELATING TO «中国»
Discover the use of 中国 in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to 中国 and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Chinese literature.
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中國婦女傳記辭典: 清代卷, 1644-1911:
This Chinese edition of the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, edited by Lily Xiao Hong Lee and assisted by Ms Yuk Ping Chan, is published in full Chinese characters.This volume provides biographical information on the lives, work ...
