Was China considered the "centre of the world"?
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The ruling dyansty in 1045 BC - the Zhou Dynasty - presumed CHina to be the centre of the world hence gave it the name - Zhongguo
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Zhongguo has been adopted as the official abbreviation of China.
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But zhongguo is longer than china?!