Kyushu, as its name implies, is nine states, which means "land" in ancient Chinese, so ancient China was made up of nine different lands.
As early as the pre-Qin period, Zhou Tianzi called his own land Kyushu. After the Han Dynasty, Kyushu represented the residential area of the Han nationality and recognized the ruling group as the country. Since then, Kyushu has represented the land of China. At the end of Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang clearly pointed out that it was enough to drive the Mongolian forces out of Kyushu.
Extended data
Kyushu has a long history. Literally, the word "A" is written on the national character tablet, just like the shape of a highland (hill) surrounded by a river, and its original intention is similar to that of the national character tablet, which has nothing to do with administrative divisions.
In ancient times, there was abundant precipitation here, and people often lived on high mountains near the water. Therefore, Zhou became the name of residential areas, including, Yeongju, Pingzhou, Yangzhou, Waizhou, Guazhou and, just like Shangqiu and.
Nine characters have two meanings: one is definite meaning; One is empty finger, which has many meanings, such as "Jiu San", "Jiu Chuan", "Jiu Ze" and "Jiu Yuan". Since the country is a small geographical existence, and nine is a definite reference, not a virtual reference.
Therefore, from the original intention, Kyushu refers to the floorboard of nine geographical and cultural divisions, and it is also the floorboard of highlands (hills) surrounded by many rivers. It is also extended to the name of the whole country.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Kyushu