Sanyuan
See also: sānyuán and Sānyuán
English
Etymology
From Mandarin 三原 (Sānyuán).
Proper noun
Sanyuan
- A county of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
- 1976, Israel, John; Donald W. Klein, “The War They Wanted”, in Rebels and Bureaucrats: China's December 9ers, University of California Press, →ISBN, LCCN 74-18757, OCLC 832300406, page 170:
- Three men prominent in these groups were arrested, including Sian NLVC leader Yü Chih-yuan. In addition, a warrant was circulated for Li Lien-pi, director of the NLVC Northwest Bureau, who happened to be out of town; he was picked up in Sanyuan County in July. With the apprehension of still another young man, the incarcerated leaders became known as the “Five Youths of Sian,” and a movement was undertaken to secure their release.
- 2004, “The Central Region (North)”, in Treasures of China, Reader's Digest, →ISBN, LCCN 2004051061, OCLC 55870888, page 104:
- This Ming dynasty temple in Sanyuan County, Shaanxi, was constructed in 1375 and is now one of the country’s best- preserved examples of Ming architecture— it has kept its original design ever since it was first built.
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Translations
county
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