Zou (state)
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Zou, originally Zhu or Zhulou, was a minor state that existed during the Zhou dynasty of ancient China. It centered near today's Zoucheng, Shandong province.
Zou can be seen as Tsou
Chu (state)
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Chu was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. Their first ruler was King Wu of Chu in the early 8th century BC. Chu was located in the south of the Zhou heartland and lasted during the Spr
Zou (state)
…located in the southwest of modern-day Shandong Province. Its territory is now the county-level city of Zoucheng. Zou was conquered and annexed by the state of Chu during the reign of King Xuan of Chu (r. 369–340 BC). The people of Zou and their descendants adopted Zhu (朱) or Zou as their surnames. Zhu (朱), without…
A lacquerware painting from the Jingmen Tomb (Chinese: 荊門楚墓; Pinyin: Jīngmén chǔ mù, about 316 BC) of the State of Chu, depicting men wearing precursors to Hanfu (i.e. traditional silk dress) and riding in a two-horsed chariot
Bronze from the Tomb of Chu in Xichuan County.
Bronze bells from the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng, dated 433 BC, State of Chu.
Spearhead from the state of Chu