Quest Cathay: Explore China starting with the name.

Quest Cathay: Explore China starting with the name.

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Etymological Examination of “China” and “Cathay”

The origin of the term “China” can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty in ancient times. According to Liu Zhenqing’s research, “China” originates from the state of Qin during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, not from the Qin Dynasty established by Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Despite the short existence of the Qin Dynasty, the name “Qin” has become synonymous with “China”.'

What is QuestCathay?

First, you might be curious why our website domain is www.questcathay.com instead of www.questchina.com? Of course, we initially wanted to use the domain www.questchina.com, but when we tried to register it, we found that someone had already beaten us to it. After much consideration about what other terms could represent China, we wondered if "华夏" (Huá Xià) would also be appropriate? So we started looking into the English translation of "华夏," and by chance, we discovered that some places translate it as "Cathay." We then delved deeper into the term "Cathay" and found that there is quite an extensive historical background and story behind it.