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Why do theu call China China?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

When china- ie vases made of china and such- where brought to Europe they were called "china" after the name of the place they came from, that being a place called Changnan. The foreigners called Changnan China-since it was probably hard to say the original name. After some time these products, which were very valued by the Europeans, came to represent the country and so the foreigners called China the country, "China" after the vases and products made from china!

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13y ago

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