燕蓟

English translation: Yan and Ji

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Chinese term or phrase:	燕蓟
English translation:	Yan and Ji
Entered by:	ysun

21:18 Mar 29, 2007

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Chinese term or phrase: 燕蓟

《史记》描写大禹治水，从如今的西至陕西、甘肃，东至山东省的黄河出口处，南至长江以南的浙江，北至燕蓟的河北，所有的江河湖泊，都治理好了。

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FYI

Explanation:
Yes, 燕蓟 refers to the two ancient states of Yan and Ji, which were located in the south-west of current Beijing.
See http://www.china-up.com/yuedu/bzbs/beijing.htm#t
“商代北京地区有燕和蓟两个小封国。公元前1045，周武王灭商后，封召公于燕，封尧的后裔于蓟。”

Nowadays, it might refer to the current 燕蓟平原. 河北省 is part of the 燕蓟平原.

The phrase should be understood as describing an area “西至如今的陕西、甘肃，东至黄河出口处，南至浙江，北至河北 of 燕蓟(平原)”, i.e., an area from the current 陕西、甘肃 in the west to 黄河出口处 in the east, and from 浙江 in the south to 河北 of 燕蓟 in the north.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-03-30 02:13:59 GMT)
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燕蓟地区是个历史的概念。应该说“燕蓟“是在今河北省以北，有专家说是指如今北京广安门一带。

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ysun
United States
Local time: 16:17

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4 +4

FYI

ysun

3 +3

the ancient states of Yan and Ji / ancient region of Yanji

Naikei Wong

2 +2

the Beijing area

chica nueva

Discussion entries: 2

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3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

FYI

ysun
United States
Local time: 16:17
Native speaker of: Chinese
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Grading comment

Thanks, everyone.

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

the ancient states of Yan and Ji / ancient region of Yanji

Explanation:
= vicinity of modern Beijing and Tianjin

FYI:

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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-03-30 04:17:46 GMT)
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Sorry, I missed the

But I already mentioned that it's the same thing as "vicinity of modern Beijing and Tianjin"

Do a casual search and you will find:
Originally,
薊 = 北京广安门一带
燕 = 琉璃河一带

Later, Yan annexed Ji and Beijing became the state's capital. This is high school Chinese history!!...:-D

http://cul.beelink.com.cn/20060803/2122469.shtml
到了夏商时期，北京湾的腹地有了古燕国和古蓟国。古燕国大约在如今的琉璃河一带，古蓟国在其北面，大约在如今的北京广安门一带。

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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-03-30 04:18:20 GMT)
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Correction: sorry I missed the 如今 part...

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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-03-30 04:27:08 GMT)
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Just like 长江以南的浙江, it's actually a *rough* synomyn pair.

Naikei Wong
Local time: 05:17
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Notes to answerer

Asker: We have to take into account "如今的", don't we? If yes, it will sound confusing to use "ancient states"...

13 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

the Beijing area

Explanation:
Agree with other answerers.

Here is a text about the founding of Kaifeng as the Song Capital - it uses the term twice 又与燕蓟接壤,北据燕蓟:

当时，建都开封颇有争议。大臣以为开封形势涣散，乎野开阔，无险阻可守，为四战之地，又与燕蓟接壤，一旦契丹南侵，如何防御?宋太祖哈哈大笑道：“尔等只见四战之害，不见四通之利。自东晋永嘉之乱，中原士族南迁，三百年江南小安自养，如今已是富甲天下。故隋帝开凿运河，贯通南北。开封成为水陆都会，漕引江淮，利尽南海；西依崤函，北据燕蓟。来日北伐契丹，朝发而夕至，若周世宗然。”于是以洛阳为西京，设置留守，以备天下之急；以河北大名府为北京，契丹一有动静，即在大名开帅府；相应的开封称作东京，应天府称作南京。当下便命丞相赵普经划督建都城。赵普指派能工巧匠，按洛阳规模绘制图样。
-> the name may come from the Liao era

Here is a text about Beijing:
古燕蓟城，隋唐幽州根据史书记载，在三千年前的周代，北京一带原有两个诸侯国–燕国、蓟国，燕侯打败蓟侯，迁都于蓟。蓟城就是今日北京的前身，其 ... 北京城的城址，自蓟城迄今，虽历数千年，但位置一直都在永定河穿越西山，流入北京平原的古渡口处。

Here is another text I have translated about Beijing:
'City Construction Beijing is one of China's most historic cities and ancient capitals. It arose because of its important location for communications, and it was as the capital of the Yan State, Ji, that it first appeared in the historical records. In the Liao, it was known as Nanjing, and was a secondary capital. '

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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-03-30 10:46:57 GMT)
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IMO Yan is a well-known historical name for Beijing - I have seen it before. This is the first time I have seen Yanji. 燕 state and 蓟 city appear on my 秦末农民起义图.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-03-30 10:51:42 GMT)
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燕蓟 -> 古燕(国)蓟城一带? 见 '蓟城就是今日北京的前身' above

chica nueva
Local time: 09:17
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Native speaker of: English
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