The Baiyue, Hundred Yue, or simply Yue, were various ethnic groups who inhabited the regions of southern China and northern Vietnam during the 1st millennium BC and 1st millennium AD. [1][2][3] They were known for their short hair, body tattoos, fine swords, and naval prowess.

Yue, aboriginal people of South China who in the 5th–4th century bce formed a powerful kingdom in present-day Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. The name Vietnam means “south of the Yue,” and some Chinese scholars consider the Vietnamese to be descendants of the Yue.

Yue (Chinese: 越), also known as Yuyue (於越 or 于越), was a state in ancient China which existed during the first millennium BC – the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods of China's Zhou dynasty – in the modern provinces of Zhejiang, Shanghai and Jiangsu.

Gu Yue Clan managed to monopolize one of the best resource points located in Qing Mao Mountain. But the mountain was just a small corner in the entire area of the Southern Border. The Gu Yue Clan could only be considered as a middle-low tier clan.

Mar 14, 2024 · Yue was a general term for the many people groups living in southern China at the time, but does not refer to a specific ethnic group. This means that it is possible their descendants might have survived up till today, just under new names that refer more precisely to …

1 Who were the Yue? 2 Linguistic research on the Yue/Viet; 3 The archaeological record; Part II Timelines and political histories of the Yue state and Han period Yue kingdoms, c. 500–110 BCE; Part III Performing Hua-xia, inscribing Yue: rhetoric, rites, and tags; Part IV Performing Yue: political drama, intrigue, and armed resistance; Select ...

This item of geometric-patterned pottery from the Warring States period was unearthed from Dieshi Mountain in 1987. It is hard and dense with an elaborate and delicate pattern, and is evidence...

In China, the Moonlight Clan (Chinese: 月光族; pinyin: Yuèguāng Zú) is a name given to people (particularly young people) who expend their entire salary before the end of each month. [1] The term is derived from a lunar cycle. [2]

In this innovative study, Erica Brindley examines how, during the period 400 BCE–50 CE, Chinese states and an embryonic Chinese empire interacted with peoples referred to as the Yue/Viet along its southern frontier.

Jun 8, 2014 · Dong Yi 東夷, Miao 苗 and Bai yue 百越 groups all claimed to be descendants of legendary Chi You 蚩尤 who lost an epic war to Yellow Emperor 黄帝. Of the three legendary sage kings venerated by all Chinese, Yao 堯 was a Hua Xia 華夏 person; Shun 舜 was a Dong Yi 東夷 person; and Yu 禹 was a Bai Yue 百越 person.