说苑/八荒之內有四海，四海之內有九洲。

八荒之內有四海，四海之內有九洲。

Eric Henry

Within the Eight Wild Wastes28 are the Four Seas, and within the Four Seas are the Nine Regions.

天子處中州而制八方耳。

Eric Henry

The Son of Heaven resides in the Central Region and rules all the eight directions.

兩河間曰冀州，河南曰豫州，河西曰雍州，漢南曰荊州，江南曰揚州，濟河間曰兗州，濟東曰徐州，燕曰幽州，齊曰青州。

Eric Henry

The area between the two vertical branches of the Yellow River is called Jizhou 冀州; the area south of the river is called Yuzhou 豫州; the area west of the river is called Yongzhou 雍州; the area along the Han is called Jingzhou 荊州; the Yangzi River delta region is called Yangzhou 揚州; the area between the Ji 濟 and the Yellow River is called Yanzhou 兗州; the area east of the Ji is called Xuzhou 徐州; Yan is called Youzhou 幽州; and Qi is called Qingzhou 青州.