Xing

Xing (simplified Chinese: 兴; traditional Chinese: 興), officially the Great Xing (大興) is a landlocked country in Southern China.

Appearance
Xing wears modern clothes but tends to choose colours that are traditionally auspicious (like yellow), much to the chagrin of his advisors. On special occasions, Xing makes exceptions to wear Guzhuang (through relentless pleading from his advisors).

Personality
Unlike most of China, Xing still governs his territory with unchallenged authority. But, Xing shows innumerable amounts of diffidence as a statesman, and often inundates his trusted advisors with all of Xing's government duties.

Xing has average intelligence. He is sensible enough to not disturb the fragile peace existing in China (which could ultimately destroy him), but is unwilling to establish meaningful friendships with his neighbors.

Xing is lax and approaches trouble with excessive caution. However, once finished deliberating, Xing is absolute and uncompromising with his decisions, much to the ire of his citizens.

His rash attitude is a trait he possibly gained from his father, Xi.

Interests
Despite his reasonable political influence, Xing does not take interest in running his state, blaming his officials for any wrongdoings.

Instead, Xing takes interest in the Internet and enjoys listening to traditional, classical, and new-age music through computer devices. He also enjoys reading, calligraphy, cartography, geography, and board games.

Flag Meaning
Xing does not have a de facto standardised flag. Since the collapse of the Later Ming, provincial governors have used unofficial flags featuring the Chinese character "興" in some style to represent Xing's authority over his prefectures.

To deal with global affairs, Xing uses a de jure official flag, featuring a black base with the traditional Chinese character "興" printed in yellow.

Xing's unofficial flag is nearly identical to his father's unofficial flag, with the only difference being the "西" (Xi) character with "興" (Xing).

Other Symbols
Animals: Yellow Tigers (From "Yellow Tiger": His father's nickname)

Etymology
In Chinese, Xing (興) translates to "Prosperous". Xing was granted the "appellation from his father. Such a naming convention is still commonly accepted in the timeline which Xing exists. In the Anglosphere, Xing is sometimes referred to as Yunnan, as Xing controls the former Ming province of Yunnan.

Organizations and Affiliations

 * SEEA (Southeast Economic Association)
 * NAM (Non-Aligned Movement)

Background
Ten years before Xing's manifestation, unrest due to Former Ming's maladministration over China, corruption, and inadequate responses to disasters and invasion reached uncontrollable levels. By the middle of the 1620's, internal chaos boiled over into major peasant rebellions, led by Shun, Xi, and later Shadingzhou.

This meant, by the time of Xing's adolescence, the Ming–Qing transition period (An event where at least 25 Million deaths occurred) was already in full swing. This chaotic period would be pivotal in shaping Xing's initially cruel behaviors and attitudes towards war.

Kewang Xing
From the late 1640's, Xing was enlisted as soldier in Xi's ranks and soon became a trusted general under Xi's service. Xi admired Xing's boldness and natural ability to fight, deciding to take Xing in as his adoptive son sometime during the 1640's.

Qing's Invasion of Xi
During this time, Qing was making great advances into Shun, which immediately threatened Xi's survival. Xing considered Xi's best chance of survival was to ally with the crumbling Southern Ming, but this option was rebuked by Xi. In 1647, a Manchu archer shot and killed Xi in action, leaving Xi's territory in limbo, split between his two most influential followers; Jin and Xing.

Xing was able to reorganise and reincorporate Xi armies into the ranks of the Southern Ming and further recognised Ming as the righteous emperor of China. From 1647, Xing was the major proponent of leading Peasant Armies to Support Ming and Destroy Qing (聯明抗清).

Betrayal of Ming and Fall
But the power struggle between Xi's adopted sons over power soon created a bitter rivalry between Jin and Xing. Jin wholly supported Ming's Emperor, while Xing attempted to distinguish himself as a sovereign in his own right. Tensions between the brothers reached a climax 1657, where Jin effectively fought Xing in a brief civil war.

Xing lost large engagements to Jin. Seeing the tides turning against his favour, he sought refuge in Qing, who granted him amnesty. In return, Xing helped Qing discover remaining Southern Ming encampments. By 1660, Xing was no longer a polity in its own right, and remained in limbo until the fall of the Later Ming in 1940.

Interregnum
WIP

Modern History
WIP

Government
WIP Xing's government is largely based upon the Ming's government structure. While the Emperor has nominal control over the state at large, Xing is assisted by his close advisors, the most influential being his Grand Secretariat. Xing's court is nowadays effete; the last time it commenced was in 1983.

The structure of Xing politics generally follows the "Three Departments and Six Ministries" (三省六部) governing style. The Department of State Affairs remains the largest branch of the government, in charge of most of Xing's internal affairs.

Six Boards
In contrast, the "Six Boards" of Xing are bodies formed by members of the Department of State Affairs to tackle more specific tasks, such as the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War.

Geography
Xing is a regional power in Southern China, despite only having provisional control over Yunnan and parts of Guizhou. Xing's total area is roughly 220,000 mi², or 570,000 km².

Most of Xing's terrain is mountainous and is therefore easily defensible. Large lakes (>30 km²) such as the Kunming (洱), Dian (滇), and Fuxian (抚仙) are plentiful. Rivers such as the Red River (紅河) and the Nanpan River (南盘) flow throughout Xing.

Xing is biodiverse and loves his earthly creatures throughout his various prefectures. Yunnan alone contains thousands of rare and endangered species.