Since ancient times, the ancestors of the Han nationality divided the birthplace of the Han nationality into nine regions, the so-called "Kyushu". According to the records in Shangshu Gong Yu, the order of Kyushu is Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Liangzhou and Yongzhou. During the Zhou Dynasty, Xu Liang and Liangzhou were merged into Qingzhou and Yongzhou respectively, so there were no Xuzhou and Liangzhou.

1, Jizhou

One of Kyushu in China described by Yu Gong. It is recorded in Shangshu Gong Yu that Dayu is divided into Kyushu, among which Jizhou ranks first in Kyushu, including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, northern Henan, Liaoning and parts of Inner Mongolia.

2. Yanzhou

One of Kyushu described in Gong Yu did not refer to a certain place in ancient times, but a geographical area, which was located between the ancient Yellow River and Jishui (now in the west of Shandong Province, northeast of Henan Province and southeast of Hebei Province). Scope and jurisdiction have changed with history.

3. Qingzhou

One of the ancient Kyushu recorded in Shangshu Gong Yu, "Haidai is only Qingzhou" refers to an area with fertile soil from Bohai Sea to Taishan Mountain, involving Hebei and Shandong Peninsula. As early as more than 7,000 years ago, people flourished in this land.

4. Xuzhou

One of Kyushu in Chinese culture. As a geographical area, Xuzhou is located in the north of Huaihe River, south of Mount Tai and west of Yellow Sea, involving southern Shandong, northern Jiangsu and northern Anhui, with red clay as the main component.

5. Yangzhou

One of Kyushu described by Gong Yu is equivalent to Yangzhou in China culture, south of Huaihe River, Yangtze River basin and Lingnan area. Zhou Li is called Yangzhou in the southeast, and Yangzhou is one of Kyushu.

6. Jingzhou

One of Kyushu in China described in China's classic Gong Yu? . Yugong: Jingzhou and Hengyang are only Jingzhou. Jingshan is in Nanzhang County, Hubei Province today. Jingzhou is roughly equivalent to the whole territory of Hubei and Hunan provinces today, from Jingshan area to the south of Hengshan Mountain. It is one of the primitive areas of the Han nationality.

7. Yuzhou

The ancient administrative division name of China refers to one of Kyushu recorded in the Han Dynasty history book Yugong. Because it is located in Kyushu, it is also called Zhongzhou. With Henan as the center, Shandong and Anhui in the east, Hebei and Shanxi in the north and Hubei in the south, it has reached its peak several times in history and has long been the political, economic and cultural center of China.

8. Liangzhou

A part of Kyushu (non-administrative division) in Han Dynasty refers to Shaanxi, Sichuan Basin, Hanzhong and some Yunnan-Guizhou areas. Emperor Hong of the Ming Dynasty believed that "the old frontier of China" included Shaanxi, Bashu (Sichuan Province in the Ming Dynasty) and Yunnan.

9. Yongzhou

Today, Ningxia and Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia. It is one of Kyushu described in the classic Gong Yu of China Han nationality.

Extended data

Kyushu scope of Jin dynasty

Kyushu in Jin Dynasty is equivalent to Kyushu in Han Dynasty. According to the descriptions in The Book of Jin Geography and The Book of Jin Geography, Kyushu, the ten Kyushu States in the Western Jin Dynasty, is as follows:

Jizhou: Jizhou, Pingzhou, Youzhou and Bingzhou.

Yanzhou: Yanzhou

Qingzhou: Qingzhou

Xuzhou: Xuzhou

Yangzhou: Yangzhou, Jiaozhou and Guangzhou.

Jingzhou: Jingzhou

Yuzhou: Yuzhou, Yuzhou

Liangzhou: Liangzhou, Yizhou and Ningzhou.

Yongzhou: Yongzhou, Liangzhou and Qin Zhou.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Kyushu