Tibet

or THIBET. The Chinese name is Tsang or Hsi Tsang IMG:p567_20.png:Chinese characters the Ming dynasty it was called IMG:p567_21.png:Chinese characters «-'" Tsang, from the native designation Us Tsang; meaning Central and Pure. The native U or Wu seems also to have been corrupted by the Chinese into Wei; hence W M is now used as the general geographical name for the whole country. The name Tibet, which has been used in Europe since Marco Polo's days, is represented in Chinese by jg IMG:p567_22.png:Chinese characters T'u-po-te, probably the Mongol sound of the native name. The Tibetans call themselves Bod and their country Bod-jul (land of Bod) which the Chinese identify a.» Fo-Kuo IMG:p567_23.png:Chinese characters