▁had ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁common ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁country . ▁The ▁emp ire ▁was ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Great ▁Q ing ▁but ▁increasing ly ▁as ▁Zh ong gu o ▁( see ▁the ▁discussion ▁below ). ▁ ▁D ul imb ai ▁G ur un ▁is ▁the ▁Man ch u ▁name ▁for ▁China . ▁The ▁historian ▁Z ha o ▁Gang ▁writes ▁that ▁" not ▁long ▁after ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁M ing , ▁China ▁[ Z h ong gu o ] ▁became ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁Great ▁Q ing ▁( Da ▁Q ing ) — another ▁official ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁Q ing ▁state ", ▁and ▁ ▁" Q ing ▁and ▁China ▁became ▁inter change able ▁official ▁titles , ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁often ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁for ▁the ▁former ▁in ▁official ▁documents ." ▁ ▁The ▁Q ing ▁dynast y ▁referred ▁to ▁their ▁real m ▁as ▁" D ul imb ai ▁G ur un " ▁in ▁Man ch u . ▁The ▁Q ing ▁equ ated ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁Q ing ▁real m ▁( including ▁present ▁day ▁Man ch uria , ▁X in ji ang , ▁Mong olia , ▁Tib et ▁and ▁other ▁areas ▁as ▁" Ch ina " ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Chinese ▁and ▁Man ch u ▁languages , ▁defining ▁China ▁as ▁a ▁multi - eth nic ▁state , ▁reject ing ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁China ▁only ▁meant ▁Han ▁areas ; ▁both ▁Han ▁and ▁non - H an ▁pe op les ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁" Ch ina ". ▁Official s ▁used ▁" Ch ina " ▁(