Outside the territory of the Son of Heaven, five hundred li.
Uniform.
Let's assume. In a territory of one hundred li, "zong" is paid as tax; in two hundred li, "li"; in three hundred li, "jie fu"; in four hundred li, millet; and in five hundred li, rice. Outside the area of "dian fu," which covers five hundred li...
Kōfuku
Let's assume that a hundred li is a place where one can gather resources, and two hundred li is...
Ren Guo.
, three hundred li shall be designated as the territory of feudal lords. The area five hundred li outside the clothing worn by a lord shall be...
Suifu.
Let's assume that within a radius of 300 li, we will cultivate culture and education. Outside that, within a radius of 200 li, we will strengthen military defense. Beyond the 500 li range of Sui Fu...
Clothing items.
Let's assume that within 300 li is the land of the Yi people, and outside that, within 200 li, is the land of Cai. The area beyond 500 li from the border...
Rough clothing.
Let's assume that within 300 li is barbarian territory, and outside of that, within 200 li, is a place for exile. The influence of our teachings reaches to the east as far as the sea, and to the west...
Flowing sand.
And it reached both north and south, and its teachings spread to the ends of the four seas.
| The corresponding translated sentence. | Words and phrases. | Translation note. |
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| Outside the territory of the Son of Heaven, five hundred li. Uniform. Let's assume. In a territory of one hundred li, "zong" is paid as tax; in two hundred li, "li"; in three hundred li, "jie fu"; in four hundred li, millet; and in five hundred li, rice. Outside the area of "dian fu," which covers five hundred li... Kōfuku Let's assume that a hundred *li* is a place where one can gather resources, and two hundred *li* is... Ren Guo. , three hundred li shall be designated as the territory of feudal lords. The area five hundred li outside the clothing worn by a lord shall be... Suifu. Let's assume that within a radius of 300 li, we will cultivate culture and education. Outside that, within a radius of 200 li, we will strengthen military defense. Beyond the 500 li range of Sui Fu... Clothing items. Let's assume that within 300 li is the land of the Yi people, and outside that, within 200 li, is the land of Cai. The area beyond 500 li from the border... Rough clothing. Let's assume that within 300 li is barbarian territory, and outside of that, within 200 li, is a place for exile. The influence of our teachings reaches to the east as far as the sea, and to the west... Flowing sand. And it reached both north and south, and its teachings spread to the ends of the four seas. | Dianfu, Houfu, Suifu, Yaofu, Huangfu, Zong, Bi, Jiefu, Ren Guo, Cai (herb), Cai (rice plant), Liu (stream), Liushā. | The five regions located outside the realm of the Son of Heaven, along with their details. The items offered as tribute and the names of the regions are preserved from the original text. Directions and distances should be followed according to the description in the main text, without being compared to modern geography. |