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Examples:Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning—twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)—old place name (in Yan of Warring states, in modern Beijing city)—Kulun, the former name for modern Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia (Mongolian: temple)—Zhou Dynasty vassal state in modern day Shandong Province—ruins of capital city of King Helu of Wu, from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu—ancient area of modern day Danyang City, Jiangsu Province—small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province—abolish the feudal Han and introduce modern prefectures (refers to reorganization during Meiji Japan)—the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century—Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)—Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty—old: reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word—Wang Li (1900-1986), one of the pioneers of modern Chinese linguistics—Haojing (in modern Shaanxi, northwest of Chang'an county), capital of Western Zhou from c. 1050 BC—Liang Shuming (1893-1988), modern philosopher and teacher in the neo-Confucian tradition—the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)—Huihe, pre-Tang name of ethnic group corresponding modern Uighur—Shule, oasis state in central Asia (near modern Kashgar) at different historical periods—Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing—(in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force—modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character—ancient Chinese city state near modern day Beijing—Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing—Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers—Jokes (title of an ancient collection of jokes, often used in the title of modern collections of jokes)—modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th early 20th century)—one of the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy—the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)—Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)—Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche)— |