宋代以后,下迄近世,外人习称中国为“唐”,“唐人街”之称,更为世人所熟知。宋人朱或《萍洲可谈》卷二说,“汉威令习于西北,故西北呼中国为‘汉’;唐威令行于东南,故蛮夷呼中国为‘唐’。崇宁间,臣僚上言,边俗指中国为‘唐’、‘汉’,行于文书,乞并改为宋。”又说:“北人过海外,是岁不还者,谓之‘住蕃’;诸国人至广州,是岁不归者,谓之‘住唐’。”不但外人称中国为“唐”,即中国人在海外者亦自称为“唐”。宋人赵汝适《诸蕃志》卷上说:“交趾……王系‘唐’姓。”所谓“唐姓”即中国姓。又说,“占城……‘唐人’被土人杀害,追杀偿死。”所谓“唐人”即中国人。交趾、占城皆东 Since the Song Dynasty, until now, outsiders often call China a “Tang” and “Chinatown,” and it is more well known in the world. Song Zhu Zhu or “Ping Chau can talk about” Volume II, said, “Harvey make excuses in the northwest, so northwest call China as ’Han’; Tang Wei ordered in the southeast, so Barbarian called China ’Tang’ As the saying goes, the border custom refers to China as’ Tang ’and’ Han ’, acting on instruments and begging and changing to Song.’ ”They said:“ The Beirens have crossed overseas and are not returning to the age. People to Guangzhou, are not returned by the age, that ’live Tang’. ”Not only outsiders call China“ Tang ”, that is, Chinese also claim to be“ Tang ”overseas. Song Zhao Ru Shi “Fanzhi” volume volume said: “Cochin ...... Wang Department ’Tang’ surname.” The so-called “Tang surname” that the Chinese surname. He added: “The Ch’en Ching ... ’the Tang people’ were killed by the natives and were killed.” The so-called “Tang people” are Chinese. Cochin, the city is the east