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the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty, the term "nanman" (南; 蠻]] ; pinyin: Nánmán; meaning the southern non-Chinese people) was used to describe them. However, the name "Miao" to describe some of these ...

ethnic name and associated with the Chinese word for barbarians (蠻/蛮; pinyin: mán; POJ: bân), and "Yue," after the State of Yue, a Spring and Autumn Period kingdom in Zhejiang Province to the north. This is ...