Examples in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period
1. The maps of the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC-477 BC) and the Warring States Period (476 BC-22 BC/0/year) are based on the inscriptions on bronze, The Book of Songs, Zuo Zhuan, Mandarin, Annals of Ancient Bamboo Books (Edition) and Warring States Policy.
The second is the whole map of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, drawing important vassal states, tribes, cities, mountains and rivers, the Great Wall and some archaeological sites located in the border areas.
3. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were several sub-maps in the Warring States. According to the territory of the major vassal States at that time, the recorded place names and the locations of archaeological sites were drawn as far as possible on a larger scale. The Spring and Autumn Period is divided into five chapters: Qin Jin (with enlarged drawings near Chengzhou and Xintian), Zheng Songwei, Qilu, Chu wuyue and Beiyan; The Warring States period was divided into six parts: Han Wei, Zhao Zhongshan, Qilu Song, Yan, Chu Yue.
Four, due to lack of information, the whole map, sub-maps do not draw boundaries, only in the appropriate direction to mark the names of countries, regions, counties and so on. In the Warring States period, a map of the situation in which princes ruled the country was made, and the general boundaries of various countries were drawn in 350 BC.
5. Names of vassal states, tribes and capitals in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is often different in different materials. The representative name is selected as the official comment in the figure, and the others are attached.
6. In the whole picture, vassal States, big or small, are represented by the same symbol, while in the sub-picture, they are divided into two categories, big countries and small countries, which are represented by different symbols.
Seven, the name of the country except the symbol next to the capital, the big country in its territory within the scope of the other with larger words, small countries do not see another.
Eight, the vassal states and tribes have migrated, as far as possible, one by one, and the order is indicated by numbers.
Nine, different countries have the same name. In the picture, the country names are all marked with locative words according to the previous practice, such as Tuotuo, Tuotuo, Dongguo, Northland and so on. , to distinguish them.
Ten, according to Yang Kuan's "History of the Warring States", draw the fiefs of various countries in the Warring States period, and use symbols smaller than the capitals of various countries and larger than the average cities.
1 1. Counties began to appear in the Spring and Autumn Period. They are represented by city symbols and the word "county" is added to the notes. Counties began to appear during the Warring States period. Because the location and scope of the county could not be determined, only the same notes as the name of the region were made in appropriate places, and the word "county" was added.
Twelve, according to its strength, tribal names are represented by notes of different sizes in the general direction.
Thirteen, all found in the recorded mountains and rivers, as far as possible to draw. Only proper names appear in the original records, and the words "mountains and rivers" are not included. The words "mountains", "water" and "Ze" are all added to the drawings.
Fourteen, the lower reaches of the river, with Tan Qixiang's "The Lower Reaches of the Yellow River before the Western Han Dynasty" (the first issue of historical geography), two rivers were drawn in Han Zhi and Gong Yu during the Spring and Autumn Period, and three rivers were drawn in Han Zhi, Gong Yu and Shanjing during the Warring States Period, indicating that there were rivers in each period.
(Atlas of Chinese History, Volume I)
Spring and autumn panorama
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Qin and Jin ―matrimonial alliance between two families
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a surname
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Ziru
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Northern rock
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Chu Wuyue
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Full picture of warring States period
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The map of the situation in which the vassals dominated (350 BC)
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Han Wei
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Zhao Zhongshan
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Qilu song
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swallow
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Qin Shu
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new/crescent moon
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