Where is the oldest known record meaning "Middle Kingdom", that is, "China"?
on the hilt of Chinese ritual weapons
on a He zun bronze vessel
The He zun is an ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessel of the zun shape.It dates from the era of early Western Zhou (1046–771 BC) and is famous as the oldest artifact with the written characters meaning "Middle Kingdom", that is, "China" ( the modern names of China) in a bronze inscription on the container. Today it is in the Baoji Bronze Ware Museum in Shaanxi.