山陰

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Contents 1 Mandarin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.3 External links

[edit] Mandarin

simplified	山阴
traditional	山陰

[edit] Etymology

Literally: in the shadow of the mountain

[edit] Proper noun

山陰 (traditional, Pinyin Shānyīn, simplified 山阴)

1. Shanyin County (in modern day Shaoxing)
   • 353: Wang Xizhi, Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion

     會于會稽山陰之蘭亭

     huì yú Guìjī Shānyīn zhī lán tíng,

     We all gathered at the orchid pavilion in Shanyin County, Guiji Prefecture,

[edit] External links

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