Xīn Qiū Jichéng

* Official Flag
* Alternate Flag

(Āllēigéní)

* Āllēigénían
* Āllēigén
* Āllēighite

(Kànāndēiguän)

* Kànāndēiguän
* Kànāndēin

**Xīn Qiū Jichéng**, officially the **Grand Republic of Xīn Qiū Jìchéng** (**GRXQJ**), is a theocratic-federal nation located in northeast Atlas. Currently, the nation is directly ruled by the New World Cryo Archons, Paymon: God of Eternity, Paimonia: Goddess of Theocracy and Byleth: God of Sagaciousness. The nation is first mentioned in **Chapter XI: Texarkana**.

## **Regions and Sub-regions**

Xīn Qiū Jichéng is one of the largest nations in Hell, along with having one of the largest maritime borders. Despite its size though, the nation is only divided into 3 sovereign nations which are classified into 5 main regions, further being divided into 28 different sub-regions.

### **Commonwealth of Xīn Qiū Jichéng**

The **Commonwealth of Xīn Qiū Jichéng**, also mistakenly known as **Xīn Qiū Chéngshì**, not to be confused with its parent government Xīn Qiū Jichéng itself, is the most populated region of Xīn Qiū Jichéng. It is located solely along the northeastern regions of the nation and is home to the nation's administrative capital, Xīn Qiū Chéngshì.

### **Republic of Āllēigéní**

The **Republic of Āllēigéní**, also known as simply **Āllēigéní**, is the second largest region of Xīn Qiū Jichéng, occupying the central regions of the nation, and is home to the nation's judicial capital, **Allington**.

### **Kànāndēiguä Republic**

The **Kànāndēiguä Republic**, also known as simply **Kànāndēiguä**, is the largest region of Xīn Qiū Jichéng, occupying the entire northern regions of the nation, and is home to the nation's legislative capital, **Iroquois**.

## **History**

### **Xīn Qiū Autonomous Region** **(1530's-1700)**

In the 1530's, the Yzaguirre Family established a new form of government independent to that of the Jīnzī Dynasty, known as "**The Shogunate**." The Shogunate was a form of government nearly identical to that of the Jīnzī Dynasty's with the only difference being the region of the Dynasty they governed, this being the Jīnzī Dynasty's colony in the New World. The Jīnzī Dynasty would incorporate and grant autonomous status to the colony. The Yzaguirre Family would agree to refer to this new autonomous region as "**Xīn Qiū Jichéng**" or **Xīn Qiū** for short.

In the late 1690's however, Xīn Qiū Jichéng would eventually negotiate peace talks with it's neighboring nation, the Statehood Republic of Texarkana. It wasn't until 1700 where the Jīnzī Dynasty would grant independence to Xīn Qiū Jichéng, eventually to unite with the Republic of Texarkana under the new name "Treaty of Westminster," publicly and commonly known in most documents as simply **Xīn Qiū-Texarkana**.

### **Treaty of Westminster** **(1700-1920)**

After the unification of Xīn Qiū Jichéng and the Republic of Texarkana, **Westminster** would be known to be the first dual-monarchy nation to be formed in nearly 700 years. Although the dual-monarchy was successful, the nation was slowly collapsing internally. In panic, Furcalor would force the nation to become a dual-communist state, later reforming the Republic of Texarkana into the "**Democratic People's Republic of Texarkana and Kisatchie**," with Xīn Qiū Jichéng reforming into the "**People's Grand Democratic Republic of Xīn Qiū Jichéng**." Despite this change, Texarkana would only slowly form into a totalitarian state whilst Xīn Qiū Jichéng would experience the opposite, quickly forming into a more nationalist and free state.

#### **Terminology**

Throughout the union's history, no single name had ever gained widespread acceptance despite the official name of the union, "Treaty of Westminster." As a result, the original names for the nations were still retained to refer to the union as a whole, although not entirely. Although "Xīn Qiū Jichéng" was used to refer to the entire union itself, there was never a case where "Texarkana" was used to refer to the entire union itself. The lack of an internationally recognized name led to discord within the nation as Texarkanans referred to the nation as "Westminster" while Xīn Qiūans referred to the nation as "Xīn Qiū Liánméng" (Xīn Qiū Alliance).

#### **Autumna-Texarkana Split**

It wasn't until 1812 where tensions started erupting in the dual-state. The First Archon War would unleash, causing Xīn Qiū Jichéng and the Noctilucent Empire, one of Xīn Qiū Jichéng's closest allied nations at the time to propose ideas of unification. This resulted in the outbreak of unjustified protests within Kisatchie Territory, causing dissonance within Texarkana as the nation's outer territories, Vancōvá and Chikagōsa who's people supported the idea of unification, began to censor propaganda from Kisatchie. This caused Vancōvá and Chikagōsa to revolt against Texarkana, eventually causing the 1815 "**Grand Unification Movement**."

In 1920, after the passing of the original New World Cryo Archon, Xīn Qiū Jichéng would secede from the Treaty of Westminster, utterly dissolving the dual-state all together, granting Xīn Qiū Jichéng full independence since its independence from the Jīnzī Dynasty. During this time, Paimonia, **Goddess of Theology** would take temporary control over the nation due to the nation's succeeding deity, Paymon, **God of Astronomy** (Now **God of Eternity**) sealing themselves in their realm of consciousness. Paimonia would close Xīn Qiū Jichéng's borders on March 2nd, 1921, and eventually enact an undisclosed Mōsō Hunt Decree against Kisatchie Territory on March 5th. On August 15th, 1937, The Haborym would end all known contact with his father, Furcalor, finalizing the dissolvement of Xīn Qiū Jichéng and Kisatchie Territory's alliance, along with the temporary dissolution of the Shogunate.

### **Republic of Xīn Qiū Jichéng** **(1920-1999)**

On August 16th, 1937, Paymon would finally exit their realm of consciousness and reinstate full control over Xīn Qiū Jichéng. Paymon would dissolve the People's Grand Democratic Republic of Xīn Qiū Jichéng and reform the nation into the "**Republic of Xīn Qiū Jichéng**" along with the reinstatement of the Shogunate. Paymon's return as the nation's ruling deity caused the states of Vancōvá and Chikagōsa to fully revolt against Texarkana and join Xīn Qiū Jichéng as "self-seceding territories." This would eventually lead to the Second Mōsō Hunt Decree against Kisatchie Territory between August 18th and August 20th of 1937, along with the repossession of Furcalor's delusion.

On June 13th, 1939, the Second Archon War would finally unleash after nearly a century of great tensions. This would birth the first major conflict to occur in the New World, as the Republic of Texarkana would declare war on Xīn Qiū Jichéng and to an extent the United Nahuan States, Jīnzī Dynasty and the Iskandarīyah Caliphate. Along with the Yzaguirre Family nations, the nation of Kuhio and Nebenfluss would join Xīn Qiū Jichéng in the war against Texarkana, fully annexing the western territories of Texarkana within the first week of the war. In response, Furcalor would instruct a coup d'état against Xīn Qiū Jichéng with Tabibito Gentō and José de Leon leading the coup. On December 9th, 1939, Furcalor unleashed the coup d'état against Xīn Qiū Jichéng's Tenxūkakū while Paymon was still inside its walls. Eventually disturbed by the noise, threats and staged ambush, Paymon would unleash the **Yume no Akaibara no Hitotachi** against the oncoming mob. In a means of protecting everyone, José would managed to succeed in deflecting the Yume no Akaibara no Hitotachi, only to be mercilessly slaughtered whilst off-guard. Inevitably, whilst Gentō managed to flee, the entire mob was slaughtered by a second slash of the Yume no Akaibara no Hitotachi.

#### **The Duel Before the Throne**

*Main Article: The Duel Before the Throne*

Nearly less than an hour preceding the slaughter, Furcalor, along with Gentō would confront Paymon in Tenxūkakū. Out of pure annoyance, Paymon would propose a "duel before the throne" between Furcalor and Gentō to settle the ongoing war, with the loser being single-handedly executed. Furcalor accepted the proposal while Gentō although reluctantly, accepted as well. During this time, Beliall, alongside Bebal, would take head control of the Yzaguirre Family's army and instruct a full-scale ambush on Texarkana's capital, Austtvorn, along with the use of sections of Sky City to destroy Austtvorn. After an hour of fighting, Gentō would manage to finally defeat Furcalor in the duel. Ignoring Furcalor's pleading and constant pursuation, Paymon would approach Furcalor with the Akaibara Musō. In a last attempt to spare himself, Furcalor would attempt to steal Paymon's gnosis, but to no avail as Paymon would only pierce through Furcalor, and inevitably execute him infront of Gentō, marking the end of Furcalor's totalitarian reign.

On February 2nd, 1940, after the full liberation of the Statehood Republic of Texarkana and the destruction of Austtvorn, Texarkana finally dissolved, officially ending the Second Archon War in the New World. For the remaining 14 years of the Second Archon War in the Old World, Xīn Qiū Jichéng would face little to no changes due to Vancōvá and Chikagōsa essentially already being a part of the nation ever since their seceding.

### **Grand Republic of Xīn Qiū Jichéng** **(2000-Present)**

On January 31st, 2000 at 00:00, the Republic of Xīn Qiū Jichéng dissolved and reformed into the Grand Republic of Xīn Qiū Jichéng alongside the Iskandarīyah Caliphate, the United Nahuan States and the Jīnzi Dynasty. The reform would ultimately mark the end of the historical grief being endured onto the nation from the Autumna-Texarkana Split and the Second Archon War. As a result, Xīn Qiū Jichéng has once again become one of the most prosperous nations in Hell ever since the Autumna-Texarkana Split.

## **Geography**

The landscape of Xīn Qiū Jichéng is one of the most diverse of any nation in Hell, ranging from the frostbite polar regions of **Qiūkìlīyāa Island** in the north, to the taigas and temperate forests of central Xīn Qiū Jichéng and to the humid tropics of the south and **San Hú'ānyītǎ**. Present within the central-eastern portions of Xīn Qiū Jichéng are a group of contiguous mountains known as the **Ālaxīngquān Mountains**, which were said to have been formed by the Demiurge, **Άνοιξη(Ánoixi)**, over millennia ago. Within the valleys of these mountains reveal a vast network of weeping sakura trees, wisteria trees, jacaranda trees and abandoned tenxūkakūs. Towards the administrative capital, **Xīn Qiū Chéngshì**, is an archipelago that bears the weight of the capital, along with contiguous rivers, cliffs, lush forests, sandspits and small beaches featuring inlets. Towards the west within the central region of Chikagōsa are vast hills and rivers, which were formerly used to transport consumer goods, supplies and trade during the First Archon War. However, the vicinity around the **Meridian River** is regarded as a desolate wasteland, featuring little to no foliage, dead trees, tree stumps and woodchips. The Meridian River possesses a mixed green and red coloration as a result of pollution from Kisatchie Territory, along with primarily containing algae and waste.

The *associated* *territory* of Xīn Qiū Jichéng lies between the latitudes 18° and 90° N, and longitudes 12° W and 170° E, leaving the center of Xīn Qiū Jichéng at around latitude 54° N and longitude 96° W. However, the center of the nation's *claimed territory* is still unknown as a result of the nations disputed and unclear borders.

## **Festivals**

### **Shēnghuó Rite**

The Shēnghuó Rite, also known as New Years Celebration to foreigners, is an annual festival in Xīn Qiū Jichéng that began on December 31st, 1899. Although extremely similar to New Year's Eve, the celebration consists of numerous of fireworks, traditional food and drinking. The rite also contains numerous of minor festivals throughout the nation with the largest being held at **Dōngjīng Square** featuring loud celebration, confetti and dancing, featuring over 60 million participants at Dōngjīng Square alone. The rite is famously known for the numerous of sky lanterns that get released during the strike of midnight.

### **Grand Midsummer Celebration**

The Grand Midsummer Celebration is an annual grand festival in Xīn Qiū Jichéng that starts during the noon of July 1st and concludes during the evening of July 31st. The festival begins with the Omnipotent Shōgun lighting the Beacon of Eternal at the **Qīngsēn Financial Center** followed by immediate preparations throughout. These preparations typically consist of firework placement, placement of garland consisting of roses, lilacs and azaleas and stage preparations throughout Wecquaesgeek Avenue and Kǎnèijī Avenue (7th Avenue) throughout the first week. By the first day of the second week, the entirety of Midtown and downtown Qīngsēn Island is typically decorated with garland and all firework positions are placed. In the mid-second week, Dōngjīng Square is fully decorated featuring garland, confetti and fireworks, multiple stages and lights, and stage monitors. On the final day of the second week, celebratory outfits for the Omnipotent, Tengliu, Kuraokami and even Daikokuten and Hēilóng Shōguns are prepared and made. On the first day of the third week, the celebration itself finally begins featuring loud cultural music, fireworks, confetti, both traditional and modern food, bright lights, games and dancing. The festival is grand enough that even the Omnipotent and Tengliu Shōguns will participate in dancing on top of slowly moving hydraulic stages throughout Dōngjīng Square due to there typically being over 105 million people crammed into the square.

## **Folklore**

### **Nánrénbre Dè Lō Yūléitääd**

The **Nánrénbre Dè Lō Yūléitääd** (English: *Man of the Yuletide*) also simply known as the **Vancōván Wěndjī'tgō**, is an extinct species of wendigo that was endemic to the Vancōván region of Xīn Qiū Jichéng. Commonly associated to the likes of 'Saint Nicholas,' the Vancōván Wěndjī'tgō was notorious for commonly making its appearance known between the months of December, January and February. Unlike its closest-living relative, the **Chikagōsaon Wěndjī'tgō** who was primarily wary of humans, only becoming aggressive once provoked, the Vancōván Wěndjī'tgō was strictly meek towards humans, even to the point where many would bring 'gifts' to children, with most gifts being flowers, vibrant rocks, minerals and fossils such as lapis lazuli, aragonite, ammonite fossils and even ammolite depending on how nice the child is.

Throughout the 1810s however, the Vancōván Wěndjī'tgō was brutally hunted and poached to near-extinction by the Texarkanan government. By 1920, only roughly 10 Wěndjī'tgōs remained alive, causing a law to be passed in Xīn Qiū Jichéng declaring that hunting and poaching Vancōván Wěndjī'tgōs would result in fines of up to 1.7  million N($850,000 USD)YD元 and imprisonment of up to 50 years. Eventually by 1921, 7 Wěndjī'tgōs would pass away from starvation due to the lack of wildlife as a result of forest fires in the Vancōván region. By 1926, it was reported that one of the Wěndjī'tgōs, named 'Ānlapha,' was poached by an old man from Texarkana, resulting in his imprisonment and added fines, resulting in him and his family, notoriously known as supporters of Texarkana, to face extreme debt and impoverishment. As of result, the law was altered to increase fines by an additional 5.6  million NY($2,800,000 USD)D元, resulting in the total possible fines to equate to 7.3  million NY($3,650,000 USD)D元. After numerous desperate attempts of what would eventually become failed inbreeding, the last Wěndjī'tgōs, 'Baōrèn' and 'Zhonrōla,' eventually passed away in the **Mgǎzhōngbaíbaílān Exclusion Zone** in the **Érphrata Prefecture** in **Āllēigéní**, resulting in the extinction of the Vancōván Wěndjī'tgō species as a whole.

## **Trivia**

* In the main story prior to Chapter XVI, the Gònghéguó Era is the current era taking place in Xīn Qiū Jichéng. As of Chapter XVI, the Zhēngzhēngrìshàng Shídài Era is the current era taking place.
* Out of all the nations in Hell, Xīn Qiū Jichéng is the closest to the Heavenly Principle's center.
	+ This also correlates to the nation's relationship with the Heavenly Principles.

* Despite gaining independence on January 31st, 1700, Xīn Qiū Jichéng never became fully independent until May 8th, 1920, making it both the newest and the 7th oldest nation in Hell.
	+ This was because the nation was immediately absorbed by its neighboring nation, Texarkana, forming the dual-nation known as Westminster.
	+ Westminster's government was extremely similar to that of the defunct Soviet Union.
* Xīn Qiū Jichéng was one out of three nations, those being the United Nahuan States and the Jīnzī Dynasty to voluntarily reject the Heavenly Principle's request to join the Heavenly Principalis-Noctilucial War.
* Xīn Qiū Jichéng's food is comparable to food found in Japan, Puerto Rico and Taiwan.
	+ According to Baalphegoure, despite being the **God of Gluttony**, has even admitted that Xīn Qiū Jichéng's is too overly-enticing and overly-filling for even the most gluttonous of denizens to digest.
	+ This factor is even more prominent as of **Welcome to Utopia** with the increasing popularity of the nation's '**marshmallow arsenal of food**' including marshmallow boba tea and marshmallow doughnuts.

### **Flag Trivia**

* Prior to its full-independence in 1920, Xīn Qiū Jichéng formerly used the flag of the Jīnzī Dynasty as its "internal-flag."

* The aspect ratio of Xīn Qiū Jichéng's internationally recognized flag is 1:1.
	+ Despite being accepted with the aspect ratios of 3:5 and 1:2, the actual aspect ratio of Xīn Qiū Jichéng's alternate flag is 1:4.
* The colors on Xīn Qiū Jichéng's current flag symbolize future, present, and past.
* The Nelumbo nucifera on Xīn Qiū Jichéng's flag, which is fairly common throughout the nation, symbolizes hope, strength, rebirth, and eternity.

### **Development Trivia**

* The original name for Xīn Qiū Jichéng was "New Aki" meaning New Autumn.
	+ The word "Aki" is not a recognize word in Chinese but in fact, a Japanese word.
	+ This is because Xīn Qiū Jichéng was originally a Japanese based nation, but was changed to a Sino-Spanish mix based nation.

### **Unusual Laws and Practices**

* Since 1920, it is required for all citizens to possess an interlocking deadbolt on their main entrance door in any residential home.
	+ Although since 1815, it was required for all citizens to possess multiple locks on their main entrance door. This law however, has been laxed since 1920 due to the law being altered.

* In Xīn Qiū Chéngshì, if a subway surfer is injured by any means or any act, they may be denied medical treatment from emergency services unless if they swear to never perform such acts in the future.
	+ However, if a subway surfer who was previously injured is caught performing such acts again, they are automatically denied medical treatment for the following  120 days. (Typically 4 months) Although if they are caught yet once more, they are indefinitely denied medical treatment for and of any sorts.
* It is illegal to sell a legitimate ring with a fake gemstone.
* In the **Qīngsēn Island Prefecture**, it is considered extremely rude for hotel housekeepers to not refill dessert(butter) mint jars, and can even result in pay-cuts depending on the hotel's standards.
	+ Refills are typically considered once all remaining mints are below the rim of the jar, although refills are instated once 50% of the jar is empty.
* Although Xīn Qiū Jichéng abides by the freedom of the press, it is actually illegal for the press to journalise nor publicly submit recordings of hospitalised victims, or victims transported via an apparatus without the consent of the victim, as this is considered a grave invasion of ones privacy, and unwarranted consent to publicity.
	+ This law was passed as a result of numerous Texarkanan journalists reporting on the deaths, and hospitalisation of innocent Xīn Qiūans during the First Archon War, resulting in those hospitalised and being transported via an apparatus *(whether it being a gurney or ambulance)*, to perish, or cause their injuries to further exacerbate as a result of interference with medical professionals, or in some cases, preventing aid and treatments from medical professionals to be administered until the journalists were sufficed with their reports.

### **Etymology**

* The name Xīn Qiū Jichéng (新秋继承) roughly translates to "New Autumn Succession/Inheritance"
	+ Xīn (新) means "new," Qiū means (秋) "autumn," and Jichéng (继承) roughly translates to "succeed/inherit."

1. ↑ Although Aika is of Yamatan descent, she resides in Xīn Qiū Jichéng.
2. ↑ Although the inhabitants of Bessemér Territory claim to be a part of Xīn Qiū Jichéng, many government officials of Xīn Qiū Jichéng have stated that Bessemér Territory is not a part of Xīn Qiū Jichéng.
3. ↑ Also known as Bessemér Territory.
4. ↑ Xīn Qiū Jichéng's cultural music is typically described as a mix of Guoyue, MPB and Spanish music, specifically Salsa, Samba and Merengue featuring heartfelt shouts.
5. ↑ The New Yzaguirran Dollar is typically renowned for how strong it is against other currencies compared to the United States Dollar. As a result, 1 NYD元 is typically worth 0.50 USD. As of Welcome to Utopia, the NYD has been pegged to the USD at 2.00 to 1.00 since 1998.