Xianyu Fu
Xianyu may refer to: * Xianyu people, a Beidi tribe in northern China during the Zhou dynasty ** Zhongshan (state), also called the Xianyu Kingdom * Xianyukou (鲜鱼口), a street name of Hutong located at downtown of Beijing, meaning crossing of Xianyu * Xianyu, Dingxing County (贤寓镇), a town in Dingxing County, Hebei, China * Xianyu, Zhuzhou (仙庾镇), a town in Hetang District, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China * Xianyu, Shitai County (仙寓镇), a town in Shitai County, Anhui, China * Xianyu (surname) (鮮于), a Chinese compound surname A Chinese compound surname is a Chinese surname using more than one Chinese character, character. Many of these compound surnames derive from Zhou dynasty Chinese noble and official titles, professions, place names and other areas, to serve a purp ... listed in the '' Hundred Family Surnames'' {{disambig ...
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Xianyu People
The Di or Beidi (Northern Di) were various ethnic groups who lived north of the Chinese (''Huaxia'') realms during the Zhou dynasty. Although initially described as nomadic, they seem to have practiced a mixed pastoral, agricultural, and hunting economy and were distinguished from the nomads of the Eurasian steppe (''Hu'') who lived to their north. Chinese historical accounts describe the Di inhabiting the upper Ordos Loop and gradually migrating eastward to northern Shanxi and northern Hebei, where they eventually created their own states like Zhongshan and Dai. Other groups of Di seem to have lived interspersed between the Chinese states before their eventual conquest or assimilation. Name The ancient Chinese, whose Xia, Shang, and Zhou states flourished along the Fen, Yellow, and Wei valleys, discussed their neighbors according to the cardinal directions. The "Four Barbarians" (''Siyi'') were the Di to the north, the Man to the south, the Yi to the east, and the Rong to ...
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