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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)—capital city of King Helu of Wu from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu—Kulun, the former name for modern Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia (Mongolian: temple)—Zhou Dynasty vassal state in modern day Shandong Province—Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist—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)—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—Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794), French nobleman and scientist, considered the father of modern chemistry—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—Huihe, pre-Tang name of ethnic group corresponding modern Uighur—Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelist—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)—Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought be related to modern Ainus—modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th early 20th century)—modern Spanish provinces of Castilla-Leon and Castilla-La Mancha—the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)—Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche)— |