How China was Named in History

“China” in Chinese means “the central country”. However in history, China was not called “the central country” by ancient Chinese people and other countries in the world. Wonder how China was named in history by your country? Check this out:

虽然“中国”这个名字古已有之，但包括中国古人在内，都很少用此名称呼自己的国家，更别说长期脱线的歪果仁了。今天我们就来说说在古代，老外们都是怎么称呼中国的：