Kuaiji

Proper noun

Kuaiji

1. A mountain near Shaoxing, Zhejiang, in China legendarily associated with Yu the Great.
   • IN 240 B.C., Lu Buwei, the Prime Minister of China under the first Emperor of the Qin dynasty, directed the compilation of an encyclopedia of all that was known. Called the "Spring and Autumn Annals," the encyclopedia included myriad tales, this among them:
     "The King of Yue stopped at Kuaiji....1988 August 31, Edward A. Gargan, “China's Heady and Heralded Yellow Wine From Shaoxing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2010, Home & Garden, page 3
   • Yu, the legendary king who founded China’s Xia dynasty, which supposedly existed from around 2070BC to 1600BC, told his ministers in his old age that after his death, he wished to be buried on the Kuaiji Mountain, which is around 150km (90 miles) southwest of Shanghai.2021 December 2, Wee Kek Koon, “How ancient Chinese wills protected the deceased’s family, and the contents of China’s original last will and testament”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC...
2. (historical) A former Chinese commandery located around Hangzhou Bay.
3. (historical) A former name of Suzhou and Shaoxing, held during their time as capital of the commandery.
4. (historical) A former Chinese county around Shaoxing.