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Yangzhou or Yang Province was one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China mentioned in historical texts such as the ''Tribute of Yu'', ''Erya'' and ''Rites of Zhou''. ==Name== There are four different theories regarding the origin of the name "Yangzhou": * Yangzhou's etymological root is related to trees. The ''Chunqiu Yuan Ming Bao'' recorded, "The soil is damp and moist, poplars and willows thrive there, that is how the name originated."〔(厥土下濕而多生楊柳，以為名) ''Chunqiu Yuan Ming Bao''.〕 Shen Kuo (1031–1095) wrote that "Yangzhou is suitable for poplars (楊; ''yang'') and Jingzhou is suitable for brambles (荊; ''jing'')."〔(揚州宜楊，荊州宜荊) ''Mengxi Bitan''.〕 Li Dou (fl. 18th century) wrote that "Yangzhou is suitable for poplars (楊; ''yang'') and those growing on dykes are even larger. There is one (poplar tree) every five steps and two every ten steps, in pairs and threes they stand in gardens."〔(揚州宜楊，在堤上者更大。……或五步一株，十步雙樹，三三兩兩，立園中) ''Yangzhou Huafang Lu''.〕 Yangzhou is also sometimes written in Chinese as 楊州 instead of 揚州; 楊 means "poplar". * The origin of the name "Yangzhou" has something to do with water. The Chinese dictionary ''Shiming'', which dates back to the Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE), states, "There are waters everywhere on Yangzhou's borders, the waters form waves."〔(揚州州界多水，水波揚也。) ''Shiming''.〕 A commentary to the ''Classic of Poetry'' states, "''Yang'' (揚; lit. "rise / scatter"), like the Chinese character for it, gives people an arousing sensation."〔(揚，如字，激揚也) Commentary on the ''Shijing''.〕 * The name "Yangzhou" derives from climate and human nature. Guo Pu (276–324) mentioned that the Jiangnan region had a warm and wet climate, its vegetation was dense and there were flowing waters in rivers and lakes, which gave people a feeling that the area was full of vigour and life, therefore it was called Yangzhou.〔(江南其氣躁勁，厥性輕揚，故曰楊。楊，揚也。) ''Erya Zhu''.〕 * "Yangzhou" originated from "Yue" (越; a term for the area in southeastern China around modern Zhejiang province). Sun Yirang (1848–1908) wrote, "This land was inhabited by the Baiyue. "Yang" (揚) and "Yue" (越) have the same meaning, so Yangzhou could have gotten its name from "Yangyue", just as "Jingzhou" and "Jingchu" have the same meaning."〔(此州地苞百越，揚、越聲轉，義亦同，揚州當因揚越得名，猶荊州之與荊楚義亦相因矣) ''Zhouli Zhengyi''.〕 Before the Sui dynasty (581–618) conquered the Chen dynasty (557–589) in 589, the Chinese terms 揚州 and 楊州 were used interchangeably when referring to "Yangzhou". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yang Province」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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