Kyushu, the earliest appearance of the pre-Qin dynasty classic "Shangshu Yugong", is the earliest record of the word Kyushu, since the Warring States Kyushu has become a synonym for ancient China, and since the Han Dynasty has become a synonym for the Han region, also known as "Han Jiuzhou". So which states were mentioned in ancient Kyushu, and which provinces are they now? Let's take a look!
First, Jizhou, ranked first among the nine prefectures, including present-day Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, northern Henan, and parts of Liaoning and Inner Mongolia.
Second, Yanzhou, roughly located between the ancient Yellow River and Jishui (present-day western Shandong Province, northeastern Henan Province, and southeastern Hebei Province).
Third, Qingzhou, the area encompassing the area around the Bohai Sea and a region of the Hebei and Shandong Peninsulas. According to records, as early as 7,000 years ago, there were humans living on this land.
Fourth, Jingzhou, Jingzhou roughly corresponds to the entire territory of the two provinces of present-day Hubei and Hunan, and was a strategic place for Wei, Shu, and Wu to compete during the Three Kingdoms period.
Fifth, Xuzhou, which covers the north of the Huai River, the south of Mount Tai, and the west of the Yellow Sea, involving southern Shandong, northern Jiangsu, and northern Anhui.
Sixth, Yangzhou, Yangzhou range is equivalent to the south of the Huai River, the Yangtze River Basin and the Lingnan region, that is, most of the current southern region.
Seven, Yuzhou, just listen to this name many people will know that it must be Henan, Yuzhou is most of the current Henan Province.
Liangzhou refers to Shaanxi, Sichuan Basin, Hanzhong and part of the Yunnan-Guizhou region. That is, most of the provinces of Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou.
9, Yongzhou, located in the whole territory of present-day Shaanxi and Ningxia, as well as in Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Parts of Xinjiang, and parts of Inner Mongolia.
Well, the above is what the ancient Kyushu said, so which state does your hometown belong to in ancient times?