China is now an English translator of "China" and "ceramic". The original name of ceramics is "Chinaware", which is literally translated as "China Ceramic Tiles". Ceramic products were called pottery vessels in ancient times (all pottery vessels made of clay in ancient times can be called "tiles"). Porcelain was placed in front of the vessel, indicating that China didn't mean porcelain at first; Later, ware was omitted, and the prefix was lowercase, referred to as China; Abbreviation; It was in the late Qing Dynasty that we got the meaning of porcelain.

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The word "China" appeared not later than Liao, Jin and Song Dynasties, nor earlier than the pre-Qin Dynasty. Generally appeared in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The academic circles basically think that its pun meaning as porcelain is much later than the original intention of "China" as China, so China originally means China.

So far, the etymology of "China" has never been confirmed, and it is all inferred; Even if the ancient documents are quoted, the author infers that "China" comes from some transliteration according to the history of China. Foreigners didn't know that "Qin" was the first feudal dynasty until they knew the history of China. The author of A General History of the World is a historian born in 19 13. He only makes inferences based on the history of China. )