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|region = East Asia |
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|status = Duchy |
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|government_type = [[Monarchy]] |
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|year_start =16th century BCE |
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|year_end = 445 BCE |
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'''Qi''' ({{zh|c={{linktext|杞}}|p=Qǐ}}) was a minor feudal [[State (Ancient China)|state]] in ancient China that existed from the beginning of the [[Shang Dynasty]] (16th century BCE) until the beginning of the [[Warring States period]], circa 445 BCE. |
'''Qi''' ({{zh|c={{linktext|杞}}|p=Qǐ}}) was a minor feudal [[State (Ancient China)|state]] in ancient China that existed from the beginning of the [[Shang Dynasty]] (16th century BCE) until the beginning of the [[Warring States period]], circa 445 BCE. |
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Revision as of 21:15, 12 March 2014
State of Qi 杞 | |
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| 16th century BCE–445 BCE | |
| Status | Duchy |
| Capital | Qi (杞) |
| Common languages | Old Chinese |
| Religion | Chinese folk religion, ancestor worship |
| Regierung | Monarchy |
| Duke of Qi | |
| History | |
• Established | 16th century BCE |
• Annexed by Chu | 445 BCE |
| Currency | Chinese coin |
Qi (Chinese: 杞; pinyin: Qǐ) was a minor feudal state in ancient China that existed from the beginning of the Shang Dynasty (16th century BCE) until the beginning of the Warring States period, circa 445 BCE.
History
The state of Qi was founded when the first king of the Shang Dynasty enfeoffed the direct descendants of the royal family of the deposed Xia Dynasty in the area that is now Qi County in Kaifeng, eastern Henan Province. The state of Qi gradually moved eastward to the area of Xintai in Shandong Province until it was finally destroyed by King Hui of Chu.
The state of Qi was apparently very small in scale, as it is rarely mentioned in ancient Chinese documents except to say that "its affairs are not worth mentioning." [1] It is perhaps best known as the inspiration for the popular Chinese idiom, 杞人忧天 (杞人憂天) (Qǐ rén yōu tiān, literally, "Qi people lament heaven" or "the people of Qi worry about the sky"), which is said to refer to the fact that the people of Qi often talked anxiously about the sky falling down on their heads. The idiom is used when mocking a person's needless anxiety over an impossible, inconsequential, or inevitable matter.
In terms of culture, however, the state of Qi - being descended from the royal house of the Xia Dynasty - held considerable importance, for it followed the ancient rituals of the Xia. Confucius, being interested in ancient rites, visited Qi to see them for himself. However, his verdict sounded not quite approvingly: "I could discuss the ritual of the Xia, but the Qi [kingdom] does not sufficiently attest to my words" 夏禮，吾能言之，杞不足徵也 (Analects 3:9).
References
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian, Vol.36.