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Hsiang-yang
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English
thumb|Map including zh 襄陽 HSIANG-YANG (SIANGYANG) (walled) (Army Map Service AMS, 1955)
Etymology
From the en cmn-wadegiles - romanization of the en cmn 襄陽 Hsiang¹-yang².
Proper noun
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en Xiangyang.
en 1948 Bernward H. Willeke Imperial Government and Catholic Missions in China During the Years 1784-1785 https://archive.org/details/imperialgovernme0000will/ w:St. Bonaventure, New York Franciscan Institute 2357643 6061160M 50 https://archive.org/details/imperialgovernme0000will/page/50/ About the middle of September 1784 ³ T'ê-ch'êng-o received the report from Hsiang-yang of the capture of the four missionaries, which charged them with going to Shensi to help the rebellious Mohammedans.
en 1978 w:Arthur F. Wright The Sui Dynasty https://archive.org/details/suidynasty00arth/ New York w:Alfred A. Knopf 78-54898 470801848 141 https://archive.org/details/suidynasty00arth/page/141 In the strategic city of Hsiang-yang, on the river in north-central Hupei, Wen-ti in 586 had set up a strong regional headquarters with his third son, Chün, the Prince of Ch'in, in command.
en 1990 w:David Nicolle The Mongol Warlords https://archive.org/details/mongolwarlordsge00nico/ w:Firebird Books 1 85314 104 6 1083737438 87 https://archive.org/details/mongolwarlordsge00nico/page/87/ The Mongol capture of the Sung city of Hsiang-yang is an excellent example of the sophisticated siege techniques used in Kublai Khan's time.
Translations
Xiangyang
Further reading
en 1952 Siangyang or Hsiang-yang Leon E. Seltzer The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/ Morningside Heights, NY Columbia University Press 802473294 1760 https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/page/1760/ 2