Quick answerWhy did Lý Bí name the country Vạn Xuân?
According to old histories, the name Vạn Xuân carried the wish that the altars of state would endure for ten thousand generations, expressing the aspiration for an independent and everlasting nation on the part of the leader of the uprising.
From the article “How Did Lý Bí Launch His Uprising and Found the Kingdom of Vạn Xuân in 544?”
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