from wikipedia :
The
Baiyue (
Chinese: 百越),
Hundred Yue, or simply
Yue, were various ethnic groups who inhabited the regions of
South China and
Northern Vietnam during the
1st millennium BC and
1st millennium AD.
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] They were known for their short hair, body tattoos, fine swords, and naval prowess.
During the
Warring States period, the word "Yue" referred to the
State of Yue in
Zhejiang. The later kingdoms of
Minyue in
Fujian and
Nanyue in
Guangdong were both considered Yue states. Meacham (1996:93) notes that, during the
Zhou and
Han dynasties, the Yue lived in a vast territory from
Jiangsu to
Yunnan,
[6] while Barlow (1997:2) indicates that the
Luoyue occupied the southwest
Guangxi and northern
Vietnam.
[8] The
Book of Han describes the various Yue tribes and peoples can be found from the regions of
Kuaiji to
Jiaozhi.
[9]
The Yue tribes were gradually displaced or
assimilated into Chinese culture as the Han empire
expanded into what is now Southern China and Northern Vietnam.
[10][11][12][13][14] Many modern southern
Chinese dialects or those within
Lingnan region bear traces of
substrate languages[
citation needed] originally spoken by the ancient Yue. Variations of the name are still used for the name of modern Vietnam, in Zhejiang-related names including
Yue opera, the
Yue Chinese language, and in the abbreviation for
Guangdong.
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