Sushen
The Sushen ( Chinese 肅 愼 / 肃慎 , Pinyin Sùshèn ), also Xishen (息 慎) or Jishen (稷 慎) were early residents of areas of today's Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces in northeast China . They lived north of the Changbai Mountains to the Songnen Plain in the west, to the north to the large area of the middle and lower reaches of the Amur (Heilong Jiang). Hunting and fishing were important economic factors, and agriculture began in the Songnen Plain. They are mentioned in early Chinese records. During the time of the Western Zhou Dynasty, they were in close contact with the areas of the Central China Plain and had relations with the northern feudal state of Yan燕. After Zhou king Wu's victory over the Shang , Suzhou representatives were on the list of well-wishers. Chinese histories report that they were later called Yilou (挹 婁 / 挹 娄 Yìlóu). During the time of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty , a concubine of Zhou King Jing (周 景:) said: "肃慎 、 燕 、 亳 ， 吾 之 北 土 也 (English: Sushen, Yan and Bo are our northern areas. ) .
literature
reference books
- Cihai ("Sea of Words"), Shanghai cishu chubanshe, Shanghai 2002, ISBN 7-5326-0839-5
See also
- Wuji (people) (Wuji 勿吉)
- Mohe (people) (Mohe 靺 鞨)
- Jurchen (Nüzhen 女真)
- Manchu (Manzhou 满洲)
Web links
Chinese web links
- manchus.cn: Sushen
- Dongbei lishi dashi nianbiao (Important Events in the History of Northeast China)
- Suzhen kao / Studies of Sushen