In the Yuan Dynasty, there were more and more contacts between China and the West, and China's name often appeared in western literature, such as China, Huaxia and Zaidun. Among them, for China in Yuan Dynasty, the name of China commonly used in western literature is Huaxia. The word Guotai comes from the Persian word Qidan, which refers to the country of Qidan people.

After the Mongols conquered Central Asia and China, they used this word to address the Central Plains region under their jurisdiction. Since13rd century, Cathay Pacific has appeared many times in Europe, such as in Kyle Polo's travels. At that time, China was a symbol of mystery, richness and civilization in the eyes of Europeans, and its wonders and beautiful scenery once attracted many Europeans' yearning.

The origin of the title:

The predecessor of the Yuan Dynasty was the Great Mongolia established by Genghis Khan. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Li Xin's biography of Miscellaneous Notes of the Ruling and Opposition since the Foundation of the Yan State (Volume II) lasted for 19 years: "Mongols invaded the Jin State and became a big Mongolia." There are still some names in the literature and history of China in the early Yuan Dynasty, such as "Dachao Mongolia" and "Dachao Mongolia" (or simply "Dachao Mongolia"), all of which are different Chinese-English translations of the same Mongolian title.

Kublai Khan, Yuan Shizu, in view of the fact that the map of this dynasty is wide, and it is not enough to show its grandeur by taking the name of the first place or the first city as in Han and Tang Dynasties, so he promulgated the Imperial edict of People's Republic of China (PRC) in 127 1 year, with Yijing as the meaning of "Great Gan Yuan" and "Dayuan" as the title. Shi Jing Grand Ceremony, the official edition of the Yuan Dynasty, explains: "One yuan is the greatest. Too big to be exhausted, it is said that the yuan is big. "

After the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, the name of Great Mongolia was no longer used in China literature, but it was not abolished. It is still used in Mongolian books, and is usually used with the name of China. The Roman pronunciation is translated into Dai 'onKemekuYekeMonggholUlus or Dai 'onyekeMonggholulus. 1368, Yuan Ting retreated to Mobei, so the remnants of Yuan Ting were called Beiyuan.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yuan Dynasty