Changan
See also: Chang'an and Ch'ang-an
English
Proper noun
Changan
- Alternative form of Chang'an (former capital of China)
- 1977 February 6, Yang, T.K., “Chopsticks look simple-but beginners may have trouble!”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVIII, number 6, Taipei, ISSN 0016-0318, OCLC 1786626, page 2, column 5:
- On the streets of Changan, the capital city of the Han Dynasty, there were many pork shops, wine shops and restaurants selling cooked meats and drinks.
- 2002, Benn, Charles, “History”, in Daily Life in Traditional China: The Tang Dynasty, Greenwood Press, →ISBN, ISSN 1080-4749, LCCN 2001023839, OCLC 1087925036, page 10:
- He also enjoyed unprecedented favor from the emperor, who appointed him to high-ranking offices, dubbed him prince (a privilege usually reserved for members of the imperial clan), had a mansion built for him in Changan, and granted him the right to mint coins. By 755 An became aware that Chief Minister Yang, a cousin of Yang Guifei, in Changan was plotting to remove him from power and began to fear that he was losing the emperor's favor.
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- Alternative form of Chang'an (county in Shaanxi)
- 1991 [1987], Zou Zongxu, Susan Whitfield, transl., The Land Within the Passes: A History of Xian, Viking, →ISBN, LCCN 88-51496, OCLC 428519978, OL 7642783M, page 68:
- The exact sites of Feng and Hao have yet to be verified, but seven pits containing chariots, horses and other Zhou burial objects were discovered at Fengxi, and a concentration of Western Zhou relics and tombs was found in the area of Doumen in Changan County on the east bank of the Feng River.
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Translations
Chang'an — see Chang'an
Further reading
- “Changan, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Changan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary