Hang-chou

See also: Hangchou

English

Map including HANG-CHOU (WALLED) (AMS, 1955)

Etymology

From Mandarin 杭州 (Hángzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Hang²-chou¹.

Proper noun

Hang-chou

1. Alternative form of Hangzhou
   • 1880, P'u Sung-ling, “The Disembodied Friend”, in Herbert A. Giles, transl., Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio‎^[1], volume 2, De La Rue, →OCLC, page 120:

     They are said to have been invented by the people of Hang-chou, the capital of Chekiang ; but it is quite possible that the hint may have first reached China from the west.

   • 1965, Margaret Medley, A Handbook of Chinese Art for Collectors and Students‎^[2], Horizon Press Publishers, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 71:

     Ju is an imperial ware of the Sung Dynasty, that takes its name from the district in Honan where it was first developed; the kiln site has not yet been firmly identified. The ware is generally believed to have been made for the Northern Sung court only from A.D. 1107 to 1127, the latter date coinciding with the enforced withdrawal of the court to Hang-chou in the south, as the result of the Chin Tartar invasion from the north.

   • 1974, John H. Winkelman, The Imperial Library in Southern Sung China, 1127-1279 : A Study of the Organization and Operation of the Scholarly Agencies of the Central Government‎^[3], →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 12:

     After moving about the area south of the Yangtze River for several years, the emperor settled the government in the city of Hang-chou in 1132.

   • 2011, Ralph D. Sawyer, Ancient Chinese Warfare‎^[4], Basic Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 490:

     However, the late Hsia and the Shang were considerably warmer, possibly comparable to Hang-chou today, an area where bamboo proliferates.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hang-chou.

Translations

Hangzhou — see Hangzhou

Further reading

• “Hang-chou” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.