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To: maui_hawaii
The Chinese term for China (Jhongguo/Zhongguo) literally means "Midlands" (referring to the plains in central China); it has nothing to do with "Center of the World" or "Central Kingdom."
13 posted on 01/13/2007 10:37:38 AM PST by exmachinan
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To: exmachinan
The Chinese term for China (Jhongguo/Zhongguo) literally means "Midlands"

BS

17 posted on 01/13/2007 10:57:58 AM PST by maui_hawaii (China: proudly revising history for over 2000 years and counting.)
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