Xu Collection, Middle Volume, Radical: Mound (fù) LONG Kangxi Stroke Count: 24, Page 1363 Pronounced lǒng. From the "Tianyuan" (天水) of Tianshui, a large plain. From "Geography" in the "Former Han Dynasty (Qianhan)": Tianshui Commandery, Long County. Note: The place now called Longcheng County. Also, from "Annals of the Six States (Liuguo Biao)" in the "Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji)": Duke Wen crossed the Long. From "Annals of Qin (Qin Benji)": Also dispatched Sima Cuo to raise troops from Longxi and use the territory of Shu to attack Qianzhong of Chu. From "Geography" in the "Former Han Dynasty (Qianhan)": Longxi Commandery. Note: Ying Shao said: There is Longdi, to its west. Guoshi said: Longdi is Longban, which is the present Longshan. This commandery is to the west of Longshan, hence it is called Longxi. From "Geographical Pronunciation (Dili Zhiyin)": The Longxi Commandery of the Han Dynasty is the present Gongchang Prefecture. The Tianshui Commandery of the Han Dynasty is the present Qin Prefecture of Gongchang Prefecture. Also, from "Guangyun": Name of a prefecture. The Xian County of the Han Dynasty, later the Northern Wei established Dongqin Prefecture, changed to Long Prefecture, named after the mountain. From "Geographical Pronunciation (Dili Zhiyin)": The Qiyang Commandery of the Sui Dynasty is the present Long Prefecture of Fengxiang Prefecture. Note: Currently, Qingshui County of Gongchang Prefecture in Shaanxi, Huating County of Pingliang Prefecture, and Long Prefecture of Fengxiang Prefecture all have Longshan. Taozhou Guard has Donglongshan. Also, from "Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), Second Year of Duke Wen": Allied at Chuilong. Note: A place in the state of Zheng, east of Xingyang there is Longcheng. Also a surname. Also, from "Zhengyun": "Long" in "qiu long" (丘垄) is also written as "Long" (隴). From "Liezi (Liezi), Chapter Tianrui": Reached the end of the Long. From "Biography of Liu Xiang (Liu Xiang Zhuan)" in the "Former Han Dynasty (Qianhan)": There were no places with mounds (tombs). Also, "long mu" (垄亩) is written as "Long" (隴). From "Annals of Xiang Yu (Xiang Yu Ji)" in the "Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji)": Rose from between the Long and the fields. Also, from "Essay on Military Affairs (Yibing Pian)" in "Xunzi (Xunzi)": Resting on the horns, the deer's base, Longzhong retreated. Note: Longzhong, a state of bewilderment, like sowing seeds on the Long. Some say it is "longzhong" (龙钟). "New Narratives (Xinyu)" writes it as "Longzhong" (陇钟).