Siangwaan

**Siangwaan** (**Сіа̄ңўѧнʟ**), officially the **Republic of Siangwaan** (Siangwaanian: **Tang Zo Siāng Waanʟ**; Kjongkjong: **Mechaljeng Somavjarar**), is a nation located along the eastern parts of the continent of Palkyras along the Dunomin Ocean. It is surrounded by Varn Venn and Peren to the east; Josol to the southwest; and the mixed-folk of Iruwasa to the west. Heronoja is located north of it beyond the Nereana Bay.

Its capital is the sleek city of Ei Ka.

 Factfile

* Official name: Republic of Siangwaan
* Anthem: The Nine Stripes Burn Bright
* Official motto: "The Nine Stripes burn through the night, Long Live Siangwaan!"
* Capital city: Ei Ka
* Official languages: Siangwaanian, Kjongkjong, Josolchir, Bujanski
	+ Recognised regional languages: Heronoi, Josolchir, Rutai, Uwetah'wal, and Baunez
* State religion: N/A, secular
	+ The majority of Siangwaanians are Buddhists. Minorities include Ruists, Taoists, Vozonid religion, Ruotanist gods, aboriginal religions, Heronoi religion, Atenism, Hinduism, Moklei Gio, and Gao Sheng Gio.
* Government: Republic
* President: Tai Heilang (1986 AT)
* Prime Minister: Lai Mokseng
* Climate: Tropical in the north, alpine and mountainous in the south.
* Population: 2,400,000
* Currency: *yüen* (100 *chin'ya* coins)
* National Day: 26 July (Independence Day); 19 June (Foundation Day); 5 April (Hwong Dei's Coronation)

## Flag and symbols

The **National Flag of the Republic of Siangwaan** (**Tang Zo Siāng Waanʟ Me Waan Kü**) is a yellow-blue flag with two stripes, a nine-pointed star with a yin-yang in the middle, surrounded by two keilins.

### Founding flag

The founding flag of the Republic of Siangwaan, used when the country was independent, was a rectangular banner of several stripes and bands.

The yellow bands represent honour (or the sun), the red band for courage and sacrifice, the white band for strong willpower, the light blue band for wisdom, and the dark blue bands represent resourcefulness (or the sea). The yellow and blue bands are positioned in a way as to subtly reflect the Siangwaanian belief in *yam yeung ping*, harmony in all things, hence the alternate name of the flag as the "Yam Yeung Flag" (**Yam Yeung Kü**).

Another name for Siangwaan's national flag is "the Nine Stripes", each of which represents a principle from its modern founders. They are:

* Tang Lok - Unity
* Waan Weng - Alertness
* Ming Bak - Purpose
* Tang Yok - Fairness
* Zang Da - Justice
* Chaau Ngen - Equality
* Tang Daa - Welfare
* Lao Kang - Self-sufficiency
* Tie Naa - Determination

The national colour of Siangwaan is yellow. Reasons for this choice of colour include:

* Defiance against Daizhou's emperor: by having commoners wear yellow (instead of the emperor), it represents power being given to the people instead of being concentrated only on the emperor.
* Defiance against the Vozonid Empire by wearing yellow instead of the Vozonids' red. Also, to honour the founding emperor Zio Do, whose successors (the Zio Dynasty) used a yellow and green flag.
* To honour an ancient leader of Daizhou, Zao Tsao, the victor of the Sam Gwok Civil War and a role model for many Siangwaanian intellectuals and generals. Zao Tsao used yellow and red flags during his campaign, as it represented earth and fire.

### Modern flag

The first flag of Siangwaan was voted as among the "ugliest" or "worst" (8th place, and then 3rd place) flags in several magazines, and people in other nations also mocked the flag as "the Jailbars Flag" (Giām Yuk Kü). In light of growing calls to change the national flag, a new design was voted in a poll. This version is known as the "**Yen Zio Kü**" (New Zio [Do/founder] Flag".

The old flag is mostly flown in southern provinces and Josol, more often in sports events and jousting matches. This causes other Siangwaanians to make fun of southerners for desecrating the memory of the country's founding, by reducing it to a "drunken striped carpet".

### Coat of arms

* Mountain with glow - Mount Mandil (a holy mountain), strength and endurance (and divine blessing)

* Gryphon with sword - Vozonid heritage, honour and tradition, independence, courage

* *Keilin*/turtle-deer - Siangwaanian regional culture, renewal, innovation, happiness

* Nine stripes - order, harmony (an alternate version uses three stripes, due to complaints by Siangwaan's allies and neighbours that "the stripes look ugly")

* *Yam-yeung*/Yin-yang - Harmony, peace

Siangwaan's national motto reads: "Lū Tióu Shāau Yāt, Siāng Waanʟ Mōn Suòi!", which means "The Nine Stripes burn through the night, Long Live Siangwaan!". Part of the motto is also the name of Siangwaan's national anthem.

The national animal of Siangwaan is the *keilin*, a sort of deer with a tortoise's shell and a thick, fluffy mane. This auspicious beast symbolises renewal and innovation.

Siangwaan's Independence Day is celebrated annually on 26 July; its Foundation Day (independence from Vozonid slavery) on 19 June; and the date of Hwong Dei's Coronation is observed around every 5 April, four days after the International New Year.

## History

See also: Emperors of Siangwaan

The land of Siangwaan was once inhabited by dozens of competing tribes. The more successful and larger tribes set up their own kingdoms, and some of them adopted foreign customs and tools, from Gauvajut blades and wagons to Redjeteshi pictographs and pottery.

During the Third Age, the kingdom of Jantulka was ruled by the cruel king Tulakhon, who hunted people like animals to drink their blood. He was opposed by the scholar Naranerik.

During the Twelfth Age, a fleet of Celestials landed in modern-day Siangwaan and built fortresses. Before they were able to successfully summon more armies to conquer the continent, several aborigines defeated them and sabotaged their portals. Three of their kings, Matukurudak, Koendokmol, and Miirondal, are hailed as heroes. To this day, these valiant kings are venerated as protector gods and slayers of demons by local and foreigner alike. Even Sarmelon I worshipped them, to seek the kings' blessings and slay another horde of demons.

The land of Siangwaan is associated with magic and the paranormal, no thanks to the invasion armies of Red Ardesch. Among their ranks were sorcerers who attempted to cast spells against the Gauvajut Empire. One of their spells instead unleashed a gate to the underworld, where chaotic monsters plagued both the Ardeschi troops and the Gauvajut and Enclaves defenders. This failed spell tainted the whole land with magic, attracting hostile spirits bent on harassing the human inhabitants or exploiting its magical energies.

Thousands of years later, this land was ruled by the Sarmelonid Empire. When it was founded, the locals had formed a confederacy, the Nandaba League, to defend themselves against a war waged by the undead hordes. Sarmelon I led an army of humans, ghosts, and spirits to slaughter the remaining demons that infested the land. Upon the urgings of his gods, Sarmelon I agreed to allow the Nandabans to keep their independence, and they became his allies.

After many years of cautious alliances that broke down due to imperial pride, the Sarmelonid rulers enslaved and forcibly removed the natives from their land. These tyrants used it as a penal colony for captured slaves from Emperor Maudolinnir's war against Daizhou. When the Sarmelonid Empire got weaker, one of the slaves started a revolt, and together with any remaining locals he founded Siangwaan. That slave-turned-leader -- Zio Do -- made Siangwaan as an imitation of his native Daizhou, with himself as its first emperor. He decided to make the Tong Dynasty as the basis for his society, as he believed that it was that dynasty when his Daizhouvian people flourished. Finally, he agreed to leave the eastern parts of Siangwaan to a new, independent native state, the Republic of Ingdahan. Ingdahan's territory was made of much of Peren and Varn Venn, east of Siangwaan, although it also had the eastern portion of modern-day Siangwaan's land.

His son, an ally of Emperor Zannoz, established several colonies in the restive planet of Luril, to protect any survivors and Lurillim from the ravenous hordes of clones and Konjor warlords that rampaged across its jungles.

Three thousand years after Siangwaan was founded, its emperor Meng Giong sent troops to defend his ally Hmoong Av (then known as Ntxhw, the land of elephants). During that time, Siangwaan was known as Lingshan, and Daizhou was torn into a civil war between thirty-three kings. Three of those kingdoms, Bi, Jong, and Lang, raided Hmoong Av's northeastern borders. At the end of his reign, he welcomed the prince Chi Foom, who was a skilled speaker, and named his son after the prince.

The elderly Meng Giong abdicated and let his son Meng Peilai take his place as emperor. He led his forces to defend themselves against the emperor of Bok Yan, one of the most powerful among the thirty-three kingdoms.

During Jauparturnid times, this country existed as the Kingdom of Yen. Yenians during that time used Vozonid names in addition to their native names, supposedly to honour the god of Mount Mandil. This was when several Burrow-Cities, including Pang Gong, were first constructed by orders of the kings Yen Biao, Yen Razulthon Ning, and Yen Araivoz Yegwong. While many of the kings up to Yen Biao were tributaries to the Vozonid emperors, Yen Razulthon Ning shifted his country away from Emperor Zemasor's bloodthirsty authority, secretly harbouring members of the Dai Mandorai Rebellion. Yen Araivoz Yegwong later led a counter-attack against an Ontemazei invasion fleet and its monstrous armies.

Siangwaan continued to thrive in the following eras, withstanding countless invasions such as the Green Years and the Tornarin Bombardment, but it was unable to hold back the Thralondian army from overwhelming its army. Under Thralondian rule, it was contested between two noble families, the Makhelugs and the Glurnavads, who built new mansions over their predecessors' ones after arranging slave fights every fifty years. With the direct authority of a certain emperor, the Glurnavads were chosen as the victors, while the Makhelugs were exterminated. As the Glurnavads spent their reign on parties to celebrate their triumph, they neglected their territory, encouraging some of the locals to plot their own rebellions.

### Modern history

After the First Wraithstorm, the remaining Siangwaanians drove the weakened Thralondians out of their land, and reestablished Siangwaan as a republic in 1789. The leader of their revolt, Zieu Mengdo, became the first president of modern Siangwaan. In 1793, after he ended his term as president, Zieu Mengdo went east to Peren to kill powerful demon and undead lords who terrorised the region. He was killed fighting the undead, but thanks to his adventures, the undead were weakened for many years, and the land was safe again.

When several troves of ancient machinery were accidentally uncovered, the Siangwaanians replicated them and studied at Porashon and Turodaron to build their own advanced technology. At times, they also shared their technology and exchanged resources with their neighbours. And at the early years of the modern Siangwaanian republic, a boom in aborigines' literature led to several new laws protecting the aborigines' rights and bringing more of them into economic equality with that of the Siangwaanian and Vozonid demographics.

In the 19th century, Heronoja suffered from several violent purges against its mixed Waxeroi minority. This led to a wave of immigration in which thousands of Heronoi refugees became citizens of Siangwaan, mostly in the north. During that century, Siangwaan and its neighbours were attacked by armies of undead spirits, attracted by the spells of several sorcerers.

Siangwaan was one of the allied nations that aided Bujan's war of independence, alongside Pinoguni, Porashon, Marnos, Rukania, and Sevraeja.

In 1986, the cost of living got higher, leading to frequent dissatisfaction with the government. To make matters worse, Wannaenid raids and attacks occurred at parts of the country due to its lack of defenses against their enemies' portal system. As rumours of eleven officials taking Wannaenid bribes emerged, protests broke out in August: with more rumours of the President's opulent lifestyle, the protests became into calls for him to resign. During these protests, some of the police officers were killed off and replaced by criminals, hired thugs, and disguised Wannaenids who were sent to slaughter as many protesters as possible, but even they were defeated by the people and the loyalists.

With what was known of the Wannaenids' movements in the republic from informants, the government was able to drive the terrorists from the country, and with support from Porashon they built a few more defenses to keep them out.

## Geography

See also: Provinces of Siangwaan

Siangwaan is situated at a tropical plateau, which gets cooler and mistier as one goes from the northern coast, southwards toward the Mandil Mountain Range. The further southern parts are cold enough for scenic pine forests to grow and snow to fall, making them popular among hikers and skiiers.

One major river in Siangwaan is the Lou Lang River, which flows from Mount Mandil to Ei Ka in a northwards direction.

## Politics

Siangwaan is a federal republic; it is ruled by a President and a Vice President, both of which were elected by its citizens.

## Military

See also: Siangwaanian Armed Forces

Siangwaan's Ground Force is among the continent's best-equipped militaries, in spite of their country's size. Its skies are defended by the Siangwaanian Aerospace Force.

The Siangwaanian military is armed with very technologically-advanced weaponry, from plasma rifles to flying tanks and starships. The futuristic technology used in modern Siangwaan, from the military to flying vehicles and computers, was derived from a mixture of Celestial wreckage with Zvestarid machinery. Because of the smaller size of their country and their lesser numbers, Siangwaanians do not rely on human waves. They instead rely on artillery barrages and ranged attacks atop strong defences to defeat their enemies, making themselves a defensive civilisation. It was also influenced by the mountainous terrain of their homeland, allowing them to build many Burrow-Cities and fortresses long ago.

Siangwaanian soldiers wear green uniforms or white armour, while some elite regiments (such as the ones who battled Joparon at the Josolchir border) wore pale and black armour.

Unlike most countries, Siangwaan does not practice conscription, making it attractive to rich people from other countries.

Since its founding after independence from the Sarmelonid Empire, a specialised unit of snipers and commandos, the "jungle ranger", wears metal armour hidden by a layer of natural and synthetic flora. They are known as Shāam Mokʟ (森目), the Eyes of the Forest. They were founded to fight enemies using the nation's vast jungles and valleys, confusing and swiftly wiping regiments that entered to wage war.

## Economy

Siangwaan has a very developed economy, built by manufacturing vehicles, space trade and flight, medical exports, fishing, agriculture, rubber, and tourism income. It is a very technologically-advanced nation.

Siangwaan's currency is the *yüen*, known as *yüen'ya* in plural. A bank note for a single Siangwaanian *yüen* is worth 100 *chin'ya* coins, each of which retains the square holes in the middle from their ancient predecessors.

In 1986 AT, a single Siangwaanian *yüen* was worth 16 Josolchir *minso*, and 5 Heronoi *darexamai* (one darexa/pound was worth 20 chin'ya in coins, and 5 baxemai was one chin/cent).

Most urban Siangwaanians use flying vehicles powered by *rytoryntar* fuel or crystals, while the rest of the country uses land automobiles and trucks like in other countries. Many rural people also prefer using horse-drawn wagons and motorcycles: while some richer rurals also use flying cars, they are often avoided because of their expensive upkeep, their loud noise, and their tendency to attract the occasional vandal, drunkard, or hooligan.

## Demographics

See also: Siangwaanian people, Sakautari people

Most people in the country are from the Siangwaanian ethnicity: a tan-skinned, thin-eyed race descended from prisoners of war during the Sarmelonid era who founded this country. Minorities include crimson Josolchir Vozonids and brown-skinned aborigines in the southeast.

Around two-fifths of all ethnic Siangwaanians practice the Vozonid culture. Most of them live like the neighbouring Josolchir and speak their language, while a small amount use Sarmelonid. These "Vozonised" folk are seen either as rural bumpkins, or as snobbish scholars and fake aristocrats.

Attracted by the less-restrictive laws of Siangwaanian society, thousands of blond, blue-eyed Heronoi from the north have also made Siangwaan as their home since the 1800s, and are since recognised as one of the country's minorities. Most Siangwaanian Heronoi work in medicine, transportation, or technology. Aside from them, various expats from other nations have also immigrated to Siangwaan's cities because of their cheaper costs of living.

## Culture

Siangwaan's culture is similar to that of their Daizhouvian ancestors, but with more Ald-Ardeschen and Vozonid influences. Due to this, the months of September (Purulli, Vozonid New Year; and Dang Chung, Mid-Autumn Festival) and November (Uorimon and Zomjonor's Birthday) are regarded as festive months with longer holidays.

Siangwaan has one of the region's highest education rates.

Popular sports in Siangwaan include soccer, basketball, baseball, parkour, chariot racing, and jousting -- the latter two were introduced by the Heronoi centuries ago.

Siangwaanian cuisine includes a lot of rice, pork, eggs, and curry. One popular dish in Siangwaan is *dim saam*, a breakfast made of cakes, pork and chicken dumplings and sticky rice. Another popular meal in Siangwaan is the egg tart, associated with the eastern provinces.

### Public holidays

See also: Siangwaanian calendar

Public holidays in Siangwaan include:

* Yüen Chung Zit/Nong Lai/Siangwaanian New Year (January/February, 3 days)
	+ This holiday is celebrated with family dinners, fireworks, and red lanterns.
* Cheng Ming/Tomb Memorial (March/April)
	+ Families clean the graves of their ancestors and leave offerings to them.
* Gwon Yam's Birthday (March/April)
* Sam Nien Zit/New Year's Day (1 April)
* Hwong Dei's Coronation (5 April)
* Deun Ong Zit/Dragon Boat Races (May/June)
* Buddha's Birthday (May/June -- may coincide with Juvantun-na Seklenghhan/Thanksgiving to the High Mountains, a syncretised aboriginal holiday)
* Foundation Day (19 June)
	+ This day is celebrated with a ritual drum performance.
* Anggekar-na/Harvest Festival (early July, 1 or 3 days depending on province)
* Independence Day (26 July)
	+ This day is celebrated by displaying striped flags, burning effigies, and lighting trails of lamps from hillside temples to the centres of settlements representing the divine blessing all of Siangwaan.
* Emerald Week (25-31 August, optional depending on company)
* Purulli/Vozonid New Year (1-3 September)
* Dang Chung Zit/Mid-Autumn Festival (September/October)
	+ This festival is celebrated with lanterns and mooncakes. At the eastern provinces, people danced with dragons and spheres made of joss sticks.
* Chong Yeung Festival/Day of the Two Burning Nines (September/October)
* Uorimon Games (5 November)
	+ This day is celebrated with chariot races, jousting, and a mock battle. The venue of this event is randomly determined.
* Zomjonor's Birthday (mid-November)
* Wohanta-na/North Rains Festival (early December)
* Kolieda/Yule (21 December -- coincides with Arinna's Birthday)

Full moon days -- which are considered to be sacred in the Buddhist religion -- are also public holidays in Siangwaan.

### Languages

See also: Siangwaanian language, Siangwaanian glossary, Siangwaanian slang

Siangwaanian, a distant relative and descendant of Daizhouvian, is one of four official languages of Siangwaan; the other two being the widespread indigenous language of Kjongkjong, the nearby tongue of Josolchir, and the international language of Bujanski. Although it is properly written with ideographs, many Siangwaanians write their tonal language using the Josolchir alphabet, as they consider it to be more convenient.

Siangwaanian was used by the nearby Vozonid civilisation, and later by other countries throughout Palkyras, as their reference in pronouncing Daizhouvian names and words.

Siangwaanian also has its own dialects: for example, the eastern provinces have a *bl* phoneme in some words developed from *b* or *l*, and the western provinces merge *m* and *b* in many words into *v*, which usually appears in Vozonid loanwords.

Dozens of towns in the west and south use one of three dialects of Josolchir as their primary language instead of Siangwaanian, using it only in official communications, in ceremonies, or when conversing with outsiders. Many of the ethnic Siangwaanians who speak in Josolchir are seen as more "localised" than their mainstream kin, and are stereotyped as rural people with pretty robes.

Sarmelonid is used in some mountain towns and villages. Many of these "classical" communities are mostly of Siangwaanian descent, followed by Vozonids and aborigines.

The syllabic Heronoi language is also a minority language in some towns in the west, and aboriginal languages (like Rutai, Kjongkjong, Uwetah'wal, and Baunez) are used in the southeast.

Siangwaanians in the south tend to cuss and yell in Bujanski, mostly due to the influence of sports fans.

## Religion

See also: Siangwaanian mythology

Most Siangwaanians are Buddhists, although their religion is heavily influenced by their folk traditions and customs from its Vozonid neighbours. Like its Daizhouvian origin, the Siangwaanian pantheon also has its own hierarchy of gods, celestials, ascended ones, and wights, each of which has their own ceremonies to earn their favour.

Popular deities in Siangwaan include Gwon Yam (the goddess of mercy), Gwaan Gong (the god of war), and Woncheung Wong (the god of refined culture). Of the three, Gwaan Gong is revered as the national deity of Siangwaan, in honour of the revolution against Thralondian rule.

### Religious minorities

Minorities of Taoists, Ruists, and Vozonised and Atenist converts also exist in Siangwaan. Taoists and Ruists are more common in the north, Vozonised converts are found in the southern provinces (where they live alongside Josolchir immigrants, and where shrines to Mount Mandil's ape-wight dot the mountainside), and Atenist converts mostly live in urban areas. Taoists (and Ruists to a lesser extent) are given additional benefits by the government for performing monthly or yearly ceremonies for the country at its national temples. Many religious rites in Siangwaan that are not practiced by monks are influenced by Taoism, such as during exorcisms and festivals. Furthermore, in spite of Siangwaan having a Buddhist majority, the Nine Principles that form the republic's national philosophy were based on the beliefs of a Ruist statesman, who was one of the leaders who fought for his country's independence.

Some Siangwaanians have also converted to Hinduism, and they venerate Sheung Hei as an aspect of Kali, the eternal goddess of justice and purification.

### Ruism

In the olden days, Ruism (Nio Gia) was treated very negatively in Siangwaan, as it was blamed for Daizhou's historical backwardsness and torturous focus on rigidity and education. People were cut off from their families for practicing Ruist rites or saying anything good about Hong Chi, copies of Ruist books and portraits of Hong Chi were printed and then burned, and statues of Hong Chi were cursed at and smashed to pieces with sledgehammers on his birthday. They even thought that studying too much of the Leun Yu (Analects) would cause harmful ghosts to possess its readers.

Because of that treatment and the resulting bullying during his youth, one of Siangwaan's founders based his republic's principles on Ruist teachings to show that Ruism "is not cruel or tyrannical" and can coexist with modernity; and in spite of death threats he is renowned throughout the world as a reformer.

Before Thralondian conquest, Ruists were depicted as backwards, bigoted, and feudalistic, hateful towards the concept of Siangwaanian independence and supportive of slavery. Yet it was Ruists who were among the fiercest opponents against Thralondian rule, mostly because they were disgusted by slavery. One of the resistance groups was made of the remnants of the Hnizdo bookstore's branches in their country, and most of its members were Ruists.

One notable Ruist was a general who led an army of Heronoi to fend off an invasion force, allowing more people to be evacuated. Centuries later, this general's descendant led another regiment of ethnic Heronoi to liberate Ei Ka, aiding resistance movements.

### Local religions

Two other local religions in Siangwaan include Moklei Gio and Gao Sheng Gio. Moklei Gio is an esoteric belief practiced by intellectuals based on Taoism and alchemy. Gao Sheng Gio is a folk religion among the farming folk of the south that worships the stars.

The Heronoi minority practices either their native polytheistic religion and its worship of the moon god-and-founder king Heros, or their unique monotheism. A few hundreds are instead converts to local Buddhism or to Atenism. Aborigines also mostly practice their won native polytheism, but some have also converted mostly to Buddhism or Atenism, due to them being assimilated or influenced by their neighbours. Many Siangwaanians also worship aborigine gods alongside their own for good luck.

Freedom of religion is a protected right in Siangwaan. Owing to greater exposure to education, a large portion of Siangwaanians of all races are atheists, although many of them practice ceremonies at shrines and temples out of respect.

## Terminology

### Siangwaanian names

* Waanshānhià (原山下) - Land Below The Mountains
* Zeng Tienzi (真天子) - The True Princes, The True Successors (of Sarmelon)
* Gwaipong (鬼方) - The Haunted Land
* Shaanʟzāau (神州) - Land of the Gods
	+ Used as a response to Gwaipong by refusing the association with ghosts, to instead associate Siangwaan with Mount Mandil and its gods.

### Native names

Before the Siangwaanians founded their country, two ancient names used by the natives were Shakarek (Land of Cowry Shells) and Ailundo (Dawn Fields). Shakarek is used for the western half of Siangwaan and Iruwasa, and Ailundo is for the eastern half and the haunted lands of Peren. When the Gauvajuts conquered the land, they renamed it Mirawal.

During the Sixteenth Age, it was known as Wandūri, or Voidôri in Vozonid records. Its native name was Wainture, the Land of the Chariot Stars.

The Sarmelonid Vozonid name for the region was Zōrilan, the Slopes of Dawn.

In modern times, the natives proposed these names as alternate names for the country, aside from Ailong/Aelon (also means "Home of Orchids"):

* Rutai: Murin-chotai (mountains and jungles), **Tashiapakchi** (ten thousand blessings)
* Kjongkjong: Maanetar (vast green), Aleturik (bountiful home), **Mengcha-baljeng**/**Mechaljeng** (ten thousand blessings)
* Uwetah'wal: Hakozik (realm of divine order), Haruh'kan (land under the phoenix), **Saadolimegang**/**Saadoleigang** (ten thousand blessings)
* Baunez: Zelanci (abode of spices), Agarak-mal (land of the gods), Halois'can (land of the blessed), **Tansen-vadai**/**Tasavedai** (ten thousand blessings)

Of all the suggested names, those that mean "ten thousand blessings" became the official names for the country in the native languages. Mechaljeng, an old and popular name used by natives and Siangwaanians, because the co-offiicial name of the country after a national referendum held for aboriginal citizens in 1854.

### Positive

* Techies
* Sarmelonids

### Negative

* Horse Boys
* Jousterland
* Kolobniki (колобники, колобнікі, Jousting Sports Hooligans)
* Mudakistan (мудакистан, мудакістан, when jousters lose, they are greeted with people yelling "MUDAK")
* Khuilostan (хуйлостан, хуілостан, because they use this word a lot in jousting matches)
* South Huilostan
* Nakhuistan (нахуйстан, нахуістан, same thing)
* South Dolbostan

## Gallery

### Flags

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### Others

Chang Shong in traditional Siangwaanian armour.
## Trivia

### Influences

* Siangwaan is influenced by the TVB shows that the author watched when he grew up. The country's society and culture are based on those of Hong Kong and Taiwan, the Hong Kong protests of 2019, Shang Chi: Legend of the Ten Rings, with some American, Malaysian, and Mainland Chinese influences. It was also inspired by China from "Command and Conquer: Generals", as the author liked its units' voice acting; and the Empire of Man (overcoming various threats) and Grand Cathay (similar culture) from Warhammer; and they influenced this setting.
	+ In fact, Siangwaan's name was derived from the Mandarin Chinese names "Xianggang" (Hong Kong) and "Taiwan" put together.
	+ Siangwaan's traditional culture was based on Tang Dynasty art, as the author thought that the Cantonese dialect developed during that dynasty.
	+ The aboriginal peoples of Siangwaan were based on Taiwanese aborigines.
	+ Siangwaan's name in Chinese should be "向彎" (Xiàngwān, Hoeng3waan1), which means "towards the bend". The country itself faces a large bay to the north.
	+ The Nine Stripes -- Siangwaan's national philosophy -- were based on the San Min Chu I and the Five Demands of Hong Kong put together.
	+ Siangwaan's closest equivalent in real life would be the Lanfang Republic.
	+ The Moklei Gio religion was perhaps inspired by a Youtube comment about "Jasminism", referring to the Jasmine protests of China. It may also be based on historical Chinese philosophies and mystical sects.
	+ The Siangwaanian "jungle rangers" were inspired by a Civilization VI mod about Hong Kong factions, particularly one unit known as "wo lei fei" that is used by players as a scout.
* Coincidentally, Siangwaan's old national flag resembles that of the Republic of China before 1928.
	+ In July 2021, the author replaced the stripes flag with a more simpler design, because people commented that it looked ugly and boring because of the many stripes. TheImperios also gave him several designs to help him create his new flag.
* In 2022, the author sometimes depicted Siangwaan as infamous for its sports hooligans, somewhat like in England and Russia.

### Others

* It was the setting of one of the author's earliest Rabydosverse stories from 2015, "Unicorn Farmhand", which was about an intelligent draught horse who loves to write to his owners.
	+ On the other hand, Siangwaan *hates* its own "motherland", Daizhou, making it more like Taiwan. It fiercely defends its own independence, even down to absolute hatred of anyone who calls for Siangwaan to become a Daizhouvian colony or province.
	+ That is somewhat similar to Hong Kongers and Taiwanese disliking any attempts to fully annex their homes into Mainlander domination, no matter how much Chinese nationalists try to claim that they are "one Chinese people".
* In Siangwaanian addresses, the nation goes first, then the province, followed by the county, settlement, ward/district, street, and ending with the house or lot number.