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Sizhou
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Sìzhōu sìzhōu
English
Etymology
From en cmn-pinyin Sìzhōu, from the en cmn - pronunciation of both en zh 泗州 zhou on the Si River and zh 肆州, used as both the name of the prefectures, subprefectures, &c. and their seats of government.
Pronunciation
sûʹjōʹ
en Si zhou
Proper noun
en historical en subprefecture province/Jiangnan in Qing-era c/China.
en historical en prefecture province/Shanxi in imperial c/China.
en historical en town subprefecture/Sizhou province/Jiangnan in Qing-era c/China.
en historical en town prefecture/Sizhou province/Shanxi in imperial c/China.
en 2008 September Yaohui [zh 董耀会] Dong To review the historical evolution of the Great Wall zh 步入长城的历史脉络 zh:王静<t:Wang Jing> Throughout the Great Wall zh 话说长城 https://archive.org/details/huashuochangchen0000dong/ zh:江苏科学技术出版社<t:Jiangsu Science and Technology Publishing House> 978-7-5345-6079-8 427442808 58 https://archive.org/details/huashuochangchen0000dong/page/58/ The Eastern Wei wanted to annex the Western Wei by launching wars for many times, and at the same time dispatched civilians to build the Great Wall for the base of attack and defense. In 543, Gao Huan supervised the construction from Sizhou (today’s Xinzhou of Shānxi Province ) to Malingshu in the west (today’s Jingle of Shānxi Province) and to Tudeng in the east (today’s Dai County in Shānxi Province).
Synonyms
territories en Si en prefecture Prefecture, en Si en subprefecture Subprefecture
Translations
Qing-era subprefecture and subprefectural seat in Jiangnan
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 泗州
Mandarin: cmn 泗州 Sìzhōu
Imperial prefecture and prefectural seat in Shanxi
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 肆州
Mandarin: zh 肆州 Sìzhōu
Further reading
Sizhou