Map Introduction

State of Chu (? – 223 BCE) was a vassal state located in the Yangtze River basin during the pre-Qin period. Its rulers bore the ancestral surname Mi and the clan name Xiong. During the reign of King Cheng of Zhou (according to one account, 1042–1021 BCE), the Chu leader Xiong Yi was granted the title of Viscount, establishing the state of Chu.

State of Wu was a Zhou dynasty vassal state founded by the Zhou royal clan, with its founding ancestor being Taibo, the uncle of King Wen of Zhou. Of the Ji surname, it existed in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River (c. 12th century BCE – 473 BCE). It was also known as Gou Wu, Gong Wu, Gong Wu, Da Wu, Tian Wu, or Huang Wu.

State of Yue (2032 BCE – 222 BCE) was a vassal state in southeastern China during the Xia, Shang, Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn, and Warring States periods. Located in the Yangzhou region of the southeast, its founding ancestor was Wuyu, the son of the Xia king Shaokang, making it a branch of the direct descendants of the legendary Great Yu, a key ancestor of the Huaxia people. The states of Yue, Qi, Zeng, and Bao were all fiefdoms granted to the descendants of Great Yu.

Map Source

Historical Map of the States of Chu, Wu, and Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period in China is sourced from The Historical Atlas of China, Volume 1(2)—Maps of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, published by SinoMaps Press on October 1, 1982, with Tan Qixiang as its author.

The Historical Atlas of China is an atlas focusing primarily on the historical administrative divisions and territories of China throughout its dynasties, compiled under the chief editorship of Tan Qixiang. The entire work spans from the primitive society to the end of the Qing dynasty, organized into 8 volumes and 20 sections according to historical periods, containing a total of 304 maps (not including illustrations). All maps juxtapose historical and modern geography. The compilation of this atlas began in the 1950s, it was seriously disturbed during the cultural revolution. The internal edition was published in 1975 but contained numerous errors. Publication of Volumes 1-8 occurred successively starting in 1982. The Historical Atlas of China is a rare and valuable resource for studying the historical administrative divisions of China.

Geographic location map * Geographical Location Map of Chu State in Spring and Autumn Period * Location of the Capital of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period * Spring and Autumn Period Wu geographical location map * Spring and Autumn Period Wu capital location map * Geographic Location Map of Yue State in Spring and Autumn Period * Spring and Autumn Period of the capital city location map