What do you mean by prior name? There has only been one name of China! It is the People's Republic of China. Another spelling(it still means People's Republic of China) for it is Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo.
China, as it is now known, gets it's name from several different places. The sound, comes from the ancient Qin, or "Chin" kingdom of western china. Cin, a Persian name, from Marco Polo's time, is most likely the root of the English word "China".
The word 'World X' is a proper noun, the name of a company, World X Productions, LLC. A proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title. A proper noun is always capitalized. However, the word is a common noun when not referring to the above company. For example, 'When world X conflicts with world Y, a science fiction tale is born.' This use of 'world x' is a common noun.
Some of the major events that took place in the Ancient China were Confucius, a philosopher and thinker was born, the beginning of the spring and autumn, the building of the Great Wall of China and the Battle of the Red Cliffs. China is known as the worldÕs four early civilizations.
The name China is derived from the Qin dynasty (221-206 B.C.E.) which was named after it's founder, Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi.The Chinese name for China Zhongguo means Middle Kingdom and was used because the ancient Chinese thought that China was the center of all civilization.
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One place is the city of Xingcheng, located in China.
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Xanthi is a city in Greece. Xiamen is a city in China. Xantheus Way is the name of a street in Salcha, Alaska.
Xiang in China!
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Xining ( in China )
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Cities in China that start with the letter X:Xi'an, ChinaXiamen, ChinaXiangtan, China
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