“扶桑”一词在我国历代史籍中屡有记载。一般人都认为，扶桑是日本国的古称。《辞海》对此解释说：“扶桑，按地在东海之外，相当于日本的方向，故相沿以为日本的代称。”其实，把扶桑笼统地指代日本是不妥当的，它在我国古籍里还另有所指。战国时期最著名的文学家屈原在《离 The word “Fu Sang” has been repeatedly recorded in the history of our country. Most people think that Fuso is the ancient name of Japan. “Ci Hai” explained this: “Fuso, according to the land outside the East China Sea, is equivalent to the direction of Japan, so it follows that Japan’s name.” In fact, it is not appropriate to refer to Fuso in Japan, it is in our ancient books. There is another indication. Qu Yuan, the most famous writer in the Warring States Period