Fusang is the name of a tree recorded in ancient books. This tree was first mentioned in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". According to legend, the sun comes out from under Fusang, and Fusang is the place where the sun rises. Therefore, "Fusang" is sometimes used to refer to the sun. It is said that the hibiscus tree can reach a maximum length of more than 40 meters, and its leaves are slightly like mulberry leaves. In spring, flowers bloom with the leaves. It likes sunshine and grows mostly in foothills and river valleys. Its autumn leaves are bright red. What people in the Han and Tang dynasties considered "Fusang tree" mostly referred to this giant tree.

Fusang is also the name of a country recorded in ancient books, "Book of Liang." It is recorded in "The Biography of Fusang Kingdom": "Fusang is more than 20,000 miles east of the Han Dynasty, in the east of China, and there are many hibiscus trees in the soil, so it is named after it." History books also say that the people of Fusang country eat fusang fruits and bark. Ji cloth is used as clothing and hibiscus bark is used as paper. Fuso Country is roughly equivalent to Japan in terms of location, so later generations used Fuso as the synonym for Japan.

Judging from the literal meaning of "Japan", the word "本" has the meaning of the root of the plant; the name "Japan" means the sun and the root of the sun tree. Among the ancient countries on the Japanese island, there were very early countries or clans that called themselves "Fuso" as their names, which was named after the land of the sacred tree where the sun is located. This Japanese concept reflects a concept of the structure of the universe shared by the Chinese and Japanese in ancient times.

Japan’s ancient name - Japanese country

"Anti-Japanese Pictures" (part) In the Korean drama "Dae Jang Geum", the Japanese are called Japanese pirates. Anyone familiar with history knows that this was also done in the Ming Dynasty say. This name is related to the ancient name of Japan. The ancients called Japan the Japanese country, also known as the Japanese slave country, and "Kou" is a general term for bandits or those who infringe the national borders.

The Japanese are called "Japanese" and "Japanese", which is a general term for Japan in ancient China. This statement first appeared in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and later in "Hanshu". "Geography" records: "There are Japanese people in the Lelang Sea, and they are divided into more than a hundred countries." This may refer to the many small tribal countries centered on Kitakyushu, Japan. The Japanese state established diplomatic relations with China very early. As early as the second year of Jianwu Zhongyuan (57 AD) of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, the Japanese state sent envoys to pay tribute to the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Guangwu also gave them a seal. This gold seal was unearthed in Shiga Island, Fukuoka City, Japan in 1784. It was engraved with the words "King of Han Wen slaves", which confirmed the historical records. However, it is generally believed that the "Wei (Japanese) slave country" is just Nuo County near Hakata in Kitakyushu. Later, for the convenience of naming the country, Japan was shortened to "Japan". After the Dahua Reform in 646, it was called "Great Japan".