How is Qin doing now?

As a history buff, let me answer this question. The Qin Dynasty was the first unified dynasty in Chinese history and was of great significance to the evolution and development of Chinese civilization. So there is a very practical question here. How big is the territory of the Qin Dynasty if it can be called a unified dynasty?

First of all, we must understand that the so-called unification is political, economic and cultural, not territorial. The Qin Dynasty implemented the same writing and track system for books and carriages. This was also based on the original drawings of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. Some areas even fell under the rule of foreign races due to wars. After Qin unified the six kingdoms, it was similar to sending troops to the border to garrison, and it also confirmed that the surrounding environment of Qin State was not friendly.

The picture above is the general version of the territorial map. Regarding the standards and boundaries for border demarcation, the earliest documentary material is the Taishan Fengchan Stone. The Langya Stone was made in the 28th year of the First Emperor and is the only remaining one in our country. Two stone steles from the Qin Dynasty (the other is the Taishan Stele), more than 2,200 years ago. The territory mentioned in the stone carvings is: "Ward the quicksand in the west, end in the north in the south. There is the East China Sea in the east, and Daxia in the north. It has contributed to the five emperors, and the land reaches the cattle and horses." It means that between the heaven and the earth and the southeast and northwest is the land of our emperor. To the west is the desert, to the south is Lingnan, to the east is the sea, and to the north is Daxia (it is said to be the central Shanxi area). As long as there are people, they will submit to our emperor. ?

This is an expression of praise and can be used as a reference, but it cannot be used as accurate historical data. But whether it is the Langya sealing stone or the records in "Historical Records", the scope of the Qin Dynasty is roughly the scope of today's central and eastern my country, excluding the three eastern provinces and Inner Mongolia. Of course, this is just a crude division and similarity.

According to the "Historical Records: The Chronicles of Qin Shihuang", when the Qin Dynasty unified the world, "the land extended to the sea and Korea in the east, to Lintao and Qiangzhong in the west, to Beixianghu in the south, and blocked the river in the north. Yinshan to Liaodong." That is to the sea in the east, Gansu in the west, Ordos in the north, and central Vietnam in the south. However, this statement is inconsistent with other parts of historical records. According to records, after Qin Shihuang unified the Central Plains, he sent troops to capture Luliang and established Guilin, Nanhai, and Xiangjun. He sent Meng Tian to attack the Xiongnu in the north and captured "Henan". Therefore, the above territory should be The scope of the Qin Dynasty after its territory was basically stable.

Therefore, the territory of the Qin Dynasty was roughly as follows: starting from Liaodong in the east, reaching Hexi and Sichuan in the west, reaching Yinshan Mountain in the north, encompassing northern and central Vietnam in the south, and Yunnan-Guizhou region in the southwest. (It reaches the East China Sea in the east, Longxi in the west, the Great Wall area in the north, and the South China Sea in the south.

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