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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 漢中／汉中 (Hànzhōng) Wade–Giles pronunciation: Han⁴-chung¹.[1]
Proper noun
Han-chung
- Alternative form of Hanzhong.
1960, William Theodore de Bary, Wing-tsit Chan, Burton Waston, editors, Sources of Chinese Tradition, volume I, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 150: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.
1964, “Chang Ch'ien: The Han Ambassador to Bactria”, in Jeannette Mirsky, editor, The Great Chinese Travelers: An Anthology, New York: Pantheon Books, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 14: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.
1981, “Uprisings”, in Patricia Buckley Ebrey, editor, Chinese Civilization and Society: A Sourcebook, New York: The Free Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, 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.
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