Huaiyang
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See also: Huáiyáng
English
Alternative forms
- Huai-yang (Wade-Giles)
Etymology
From irregular romanization of the Mandarin 淮揚／淮扬 (Huáiyáng, “Huai'an and Yangzhou”), reinforced by Wade-Giles and pinyin.
Proper noun
Huaiyang
- Synonym of Jianghuai, the cultural region between the Yangtze and Huai rivers in China, especially its cuisine.
- A district of Zhoukou, Henan, China.
- 1948, Lin Yutang, “The Evil that Men Do”, in The Gay Genius: The Life and Times of Su Tungpo, William Heinemann, →OCLC, page 111:
- The great friend of the Su family, Chang Fangping, was living at Huaiyang, in Honan.
- 1961 October, Chi-yun (張其昀) Chang, “Emperor Shun (舜): the Introducer of China's National Title Chung Hua (中華)”, in Chinese Culture: A Quarterly Review, volume III, number 4, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 25:
- Centuries later, the descendants of Shun had ruled over the State of Chen, with their capital founded at Wan Ch’iu (宛丘), nowadays the Huaiyang district in Honan province, which had formerly once been the ancient capital of Fu Hsi.
- 2000 December 3, Erik Eckholm, “Chinese Find Power Abuse Isn't Limited To the Cities”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015, World:
- In a convoluted tale of local tyranny, greed and murder, the 14-year reign of a grain-bureau chief in Huaiyang County, Henan, finally ended recently with the man's execution, but not before he had framed an honest rival with the help of the news media.
- 2005, Lihui Yang, Deming An, Jessica Anderson Turner, Handbook of Chinese Mythology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 16:
- Huaiyang County is located in the eastern part of Henan Province, 32 kilometers (20 miles) northeast of Zhoukou City. It has a population of 1.34 million. Under its administration are twenty-one townships and 497 villages.
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Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Huaiyang”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1320, column 3