Gu-ku

Japanese: 具区 - ぐく
Gu-ku

…Lake Dianshan, located to the east of Lake Tai, and other large and small lakes were also newly formed. In ancient documents, it appears under the names of Shinzawa, Guku, Kasazawa, etc. Later, during the Tang and Song dynasties, flood control projects were carried out, and the lake size shrank again. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Guku" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…太湖の東にある淀山(てんざん)湖をはじめとする大小の湖沼も,付随して新しく形成されたもの。古代の文献には震沢,具区,笠沢などの名で現れる。その後,唐・宋時代から治水事業がすすめられ,湖水は再び縮小する。…

※「具区」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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