Han-chung

English Etymology Borrowed from en cmn 漢中 en cmn-wadegiles - pronunciation: Han⁴-chung¹.Hanzhong, Wade-Giles romanization Han-chung, in Encyclopædia Britannica Proper noun 1 1 en Hanzhong. en https://archive.org/details/sourcesofchinese00deba/mode 1960 Sources of Chinese Tradition I William Theodore de Bary; Wing-tsit Chan; Burton Waston Columbia University Press New York 0-231-08602-4 34107341 150 https://archive.org/details/sourcesofchinese00deba/page/150/mode/ After the death of Duke Hsiao, kings Hui-wen, Wu, and Chao-hsiang carried on the undertaking and, following the plans he had laid, seized Han-chung in the south and Pa and Shu in the west, acquired rich land in the east and strategic areas in the north. en https://archive.org/details/greatchinesetrav00mirs/mode 1964 The Great Chinese Travelers: An Anthology w:Jeannette Mirsky Chang Ch'ien: The Han Ambassador to Bactria Pantheon Books New York 64-18345 868643338 14 https://archive.org/details/greatchinesetrav00mirs/page/14/mode/ Our first knowledge of Ta-yuan [Ferghana] dates from Chang Ch'ien, a native of Han-chung, in the south of Shensi Province. During the Ch'ien-yuan reign [140-134 B.C.] he was a lang, a titular officer of the imperial household. en 1981 w:Patricia Buckley Ebrey Uprisings Chinese Civilization and Society: A Sourcebook https://archive.org/details/chinesecivilizat00ebre/ New York The Free Press 0-02-908760-0 80-639 1159092558 4092590M 42 https://archive.org/details/chinesecivilizat00ebre/page/42/ Later Chang Chüeh was executed and Chang Hsiu died. When Chang Lu came to Han-chung, he elaborated on the local populace's faith in Chang Hsiu's teaching. He instructed believers to set up "Charity Houses," which were stocked with grain and meat for the use of travelers. References