Why is Japan called Fusang?

Fusang is the name of a tree recorded in ancient books and first mentioned in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Legend has it that the sun comes out from underneath the Fusang tree, which is the place where the sun rises, and so the word "Fusang" is sometimes used to refer to the sun. It is said that the highest Fusang tree can grow up to more than 40 meters, the leaves are slightly like mulberry leaves, and the flowers are released together with the leaves in spring. It likes sunlight and is mostly born in the foothills and valleys, with bright red leaves in the fall. Han and Tang Dynasty people think of "Fusang tree", mostly refers to this giant tree.

Fusang is also the name of a country recorded in ancient books, "Liang Shu. Fusang country biography" recorded: "Fusang in the Han country more than 20,000 miles east, the land in the east of China, its soil more Fusang wood, so that the name." The history book also said that the people of Fusang country use Fusang fruits as food, use the bark of the tree to make cloth as clothes, and use the skin of Fusang as paper. The country of Fusang is approximately equivalent to Japan in terms of orientation, so later generations used Fusang as a substitute name for Japan.

From the literal meaning of "Japan", "this" character, with the meaning of the root of grass and trees; to "Japan" as the name, it means the sun, the sun tree root of the meaning. The name "Nippon" means where the sun and the roots of the sun tree are located. In the ancient kingdom on the island of Japan, there was a long time ago to "Fusang" called the name of the country or clan, which is exactly where the sun is located in the land of the sacred tree and self-appointment. This concept of the Japanese people, reflecting the ancient times of the Chinese and Japanese people **** have a concept of the structure of the universe.

Japan's ancient name -- 倭国

《抗倭图》（部分）The Korean drama "Dae Jang Geum" calls the Japanese "Japanese", and those who are familiar with history know that this name was also used in the Ming Dynasty. This name is related to the ancient name of Japan. The ancient name for Japan was 倭国, also known as 倭奴国, while 寇 was a general term for bandits or those who infested the country's borders.

The term "Japanese" or "Japanese" was used in ancient China to refer to Japan in general. The term was first used in the Shanhaijing (Classic of Mountains and Seas) and later in the Han Shu (Book of Han). Later, the Book of Han (汉书), the Geographical Records (地理志), recorded: "In the Sea of Lelang, there are the Japanese, divided into more than a hundred countries," which probably refers to the many small tribal countries centered in northern Kyushu, Japan. The Japanese and China established diplomatic relations at an early stage, as early as the second year of the reign of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Jianwu Zhongyuan (57), when the Japanese state sent envoys to the Han Dynasty to pay tribute, and Emperor Guangwu bestowed a seal on them. This gold seal was unearthed in Shikanoshima Island, Fukuoka City, Japan, in 1784, and was inscribed with the words "King of the Han Dynasty", confirming the historical record. However, it is generally believed that the "Konu Kingdom" was only the Nuo Prefecture near Hakata in Kitakyushu. Later, for the sake of convenience, Japan was shortened to "Japan", and after the Dahua Reform in 646, it was called "Great Japan".