"Ch'ang-an" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Mandarin 長安／长安 (Cháng'ān), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻang²-an¹.",
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          "ref": "1885 January-February, E. H. Parker, “Asia Reconstructed from Chinese Sources.”, in Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal, volume XVI, number 1, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, →OCLC, page 38:",
          "text": "52. Chang Kʽien said to the Emperor, on his return from his mission to Bactria, [月氐]:—\"Ta-üen is distant from Han, [? the capital Chʽang-an], about 10,000 li: their habits there are settled: they till the ground, and cultivate rice and wheat : they have grape-wine, and many excellent horses.",
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          "ref": "1967, Edward H. Schafer, The Vermilion Bird, University of California Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 24:",
          "text": "This rather leisurely journey, consuming almost six months, should be contrasted with Liu Tsung-yüan's trip into exile in 815- it took him a little more than three months to reach Liu-chou in Lingnan from Ch’ang-an.",
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          "ref": "1968, Edgar Snow, Random Notes on Red China 1936-1945, 2nd printing, page 7:",
          "text": "If our spirit is high in Ch'ang-an (Sian), then Chiang will send the Young Marshal back to us.",
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          "ref": "1978, Hsia Chih-yen, translated by Liang-lao Dee, The Coldest Winter in Peking, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 218:",
          "text": "They calmly kept watch. On the mountain path that wound around from the distant hills to the right, there was no movement. The pass was as flat as Ch'ang-an Avenue in Peking.",
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          "ref": "1979, Kuo-ch'ing Tu, edited by William Schultz, Li Ho, Twayne Publishers, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 59:",
          "text": "After the Empire of Han was taken over by Wei (220) in the fifth year of the Ch’ing-lung period (237), the statue was moved from Ch’ang-an, the capital of Han, to Hsü-ch’ang, the capital of Wei, in modern Honan province.",
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          "ref": "1993, Eleanor Cooney, Daniel Altieri, Deception, New York: Avon Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 109:",
          "text": "As a youth, he had had an uncle, a much younger half brother of his mother, who occasionally took him on exploratory adventures in their home city of Ch'ang-an.",
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          "ref": "2003 April 13, New York Board of Regents, quotee, “Pop Quiz; Third Rock From the Sun”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2009-04-14, EDUCATION:",
          "text": "3. One reason for the growth and success of ninth-century cities like Baghdad, Constantinople and Ch'ang-an (Xian) was that they . . .\na. were part of the Roman Empire\nb. tolerated religious diversity\nc. traded only with people from their immediate region\nd. were located on major trade routes",
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          "ref": "2008, William Watson, “Wang Wei”, in Jelena Krstovic, editor, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, volume 100, Gale Cengage Learning, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 286:",
          "text": "Of more importance are Wang Wei's descriptions of landscapes, particularly those at his country home at Lan-t'ien southeast of Ch'ang-an.",
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          "ref": "2016, Bill Porter, The Silk Road: Taking the Bus to Pakistan, Counterpoint, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 171–172:",
          "text": "After defeating the King of Kucha, Lu Kuang did as ordered and headed back to Ch’ang-an with his prize.",
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          "ref": "2016, David Hawkes, “Sad Memories”, in A Little Primer of Tu Fu, Revised edition, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 70:",
          "text": "You would not normally leave Ch’ang-an by the Gate of Golden Light if you were going to Hua-chou, since Hua-chou was east of the city.",
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          "ref": "2023 March 10, Robert Bourbon, “The Journey to the West: Familiarity in Foreign Lands”, in Reed College Quest, archived from the original on 2023-03-10:",
          "text": "The titular journey is fraught with conflict; every mountain houses an army of demons seeking to eat Tripitaka, each river’s guardian bars the path, every king either persecutes Buddhists or has a daughter who lusts after the volcel monk. Almost immediately after departing Ch’ang-an, the pilgrim’s human attendants are eaten by ogres. The wild — along with foreign nations, for that matter — is a threat, with evil immortals lurking in every corner.",
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          "text": "52. Chang Kʽien said to the Emperor, on his return from his mission to Bactria, [月氐]:—\"Ta-üen is distant from Han, [? the capital Chʽang-an], about 10,000 li: their habits there are settled: they till the ground, and cultivate rice and wheat : they have grape-wine, and many excellent horses.",
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          "text": "Of more importance are Wang Wei's descriptions of landscapes, particularly those at his country home at Lan-t'ien southeast of Ch'ang-an.",
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          "text": "After defeating the King of Kucha, Lu Kuang did as ordered and headed back to Ch’ang-an with his prize.",
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          "text": "You would not normally leave Ch’ang-an by the Gate of Golden Light if you were going to Hua-chou, since Hua-chou was east of the city.",
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