Changan

Chang'an Ch'ang-an English Etymology From en cmn 長安 Cháng'ān; reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin but lacking the apostrophe required to show the correct characters involved. See zh 隔音符號 for more. Proper noun en historical sometimes _ proscribed en @alt spell:Chang'an @fmr of:Xi'an city/former capital c/China. en 1884 September-October J. Edkins Tauism in the Tsʽin and Han Dynasties. The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal XV 5 https://archive.org/details/chineserecorder15lodwuoft/page/317/ 342 https://archive.org/details/chineserecorder15lodwuoft/page/342/ In the poems of the historian Pʽan Ku, who belong to the 1st century there are two celebrated for their description of the palaces of Changan and Loyang. He wrote the first of these in order to persuade the emperor not to allow the old imperial buildings at Changan to be destroyed. en 1891 E. Koch On two Stones with Chinese Inscriptions. E. Delmar Morgan w:Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland https://archive.org/details/journalofroyalas2318roya/ 1356-1863 470145924 452 https://archive.org/details/journalofroyalas2318roya/page/n489/ The second line contains a reference to the eastern capital under the T’ang dynasty, viz. the town of Lo yang, near the present Ho nan fu, in the province of Ho-nan, as distinguished from Changan the chief town, otherwise known as Si ngan fu.¹ ¹ Cf. Sin T’ang shu (New History of the T’ang Dynasty), Geographical summary. [Chang gan “ was probably the most celebrated city in Chinese history and the capital of several of the most potent dynasties.” But it is chiefly remarkable as the site of the discovery of the stone Christian monument dating from the eighth century, cf. Yule’s Marco Polo, second edition, vol. ii. p. 21. — M. en February 6, 1977 T.K. Yang Chopsticks look simple-but beginners may have trouble! Free China Weekly https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1977-02-06_18_6/ XVIII 6 Taipei 0016-0318 1786626 2 https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1977-02-06_18_6/page/n1/ 5 On the streets of Changan, the capital city of the Han Dynasty, there were many pork shops, wine shops and restaurants selling cooked meats and drinks. en 1993 Thomas L. Kennedy Notes Testimony of a Confucian Woman: The Autobiography of Mrs. Nie Zeng Jifen, 1852-1942 https://archive.org/details/testimonyofconfu0000zeng/ w:University of Georgia Press 0-8203-1509-5 92-22989 26129546 151 https://archive.org/details/testimonyofconfu0000zeng/page/151/ According to tradition, Luzu zh 呂祖 was from Jingzhao zh 京兆 Prefecture, in which Changan, the Tang Dynasty (618–908) capital, was situated; however, he is also reputed to be from Hezhong zh 河中 Prefecture, the present-day Yongji zh 永濟 District of Shanxi. en 2002 Charles Benn History Daily Life in Traditional China: The Tang Dynasty https://archive.org/details/dailylifeintradi00benn/ w:Greenwood Press 0-313-30955-8 1080-4749 2001023839 1087925036 10 https://archive.org/details/dailylifeintradi00benn/page/10/ He also enjoyed unprecedented favor from the emperor, who appointed him to high-ranking offices, dubbed him prince (a privilege usually reserved for members of the imperial clan), had a mansion built for him in Changan, and granted him the right to mint coins. By 755 An became aware that Chief Minister Yang, a cousin of Yang Guifei, in Changan was plotting to remove him from power and began to fear that he was losing the emperor's favor. en sometimes _ proscribed en Chang'an, en district/and/former county c/Xi'an p:Suf/Shaanxi c/China a. en 1991 1987 Zou Zongxu w:Susan Whitfield The Land Within the Passes: A History of Xian https://archive.org/details/landwithinpasses00zouz/ Viking Press Viking 0-670-82391-0 88-51496 428519978 7642783M 68 https://archive.org/details/landwithinpasses00zouz/page/68/ The exact sites of Feng and Hao have yet to be verified, but seven pits containing chariots, horses and other Zhou burial objects were discovered at Fengxi, and a concentration of Western Zhou relics and tombs was found in the area of Doumen in Changan County on the east bank of the Feng River. en 18 August 2014 Andrea Chen Chinese city limits divorces to 15 a day to help troubled couples 'think again' w:South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20140914023354/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1576010/xian-marriage-registry-office-intrudes-basic-rights-setting-limit-15 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1576010/xian-marriage-registry-office-intrudes-basic-rights-setting-limit-15 September 14, 2014 1563-9371 648902513 China The actions of the Civil Affairs Bureau, in Changan District, have been criticised by microbloggers and the state’s official Xinhua News Agency, which claimed yesterday that it had abused its administrative powers and intruded on couples' basic rights by introducing the quota of 15 divorce registrations each day.Only the first 15 couples to arrive at the Civil Affairs Bureau, in Changan District, after it opened at 8.30am were able to file for a divorce each day, Sanqin Metropolis Daily reported on Friday. Further reading Chang'an, Changan, Ch'ang-an pn