38 The Feudal State of Chu china warring state

The state of Chu 楚 was afeudal state of the Zhou period 周 (11th cent.-221 BCE). It belonged to the larger polities that were able to survive until the end of the Warring States period 戰國 (5th cent.-221 BCE). Chu is known for its culture that was significantly different from that of the states of the Central Plain. Chu was not among the states that were distributed as a fief at the beginning of the Zhou period. Its ruling dynasty was of a different origin than most of the feudal dynasties of the Zhou empire. Another name of Chu is Jing 荊. Chu was first located in the valley of the River Han 漢 and then moved southeast into the Yangtze Valley. During the Spring and Autumn period 春秋 (770 - 5th cent. BCE) it gradually expanded towards the north and east






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