Ching-chou

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English

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Map including Chiang-ling (Ching-chou) (DMA, 1975)

Etymology

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From Mandarin 荊州荆州 (Jīngzhōu), Wade–Giles romanization: Ching¹-chou¹.[1]

Proper noun

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Ching-chou

  1. Alternative form of Jingzhou
    • 1900, Isabella L. Bird, “HANKOW TO ICHANG”, in The Yangtze Valley and Beyond[1], volume 1, →OCLC, →OL, page 132:
      Now, as formerly, Ching-chou is regarded as one of the most important strategical positions in China.
    • 1970, Ts'ui-jung Liu, “DIKE CONSTRUCTION IN CHING-CHOU A Study Based on the "T'i-fang chih" Section of the Ching-chou fu-chih”, in Papers on China[2], volume 23, archived from the original on 3 June 2020, page 1:
      Protection of lives and property of the people in Ching-chou 荊州 prefecture depended greatly upon the solidity of the dikes built along the Yangtze River and its tributaries that flowed through the area.
    • 1986, Kang-i Sun Chang, Six Dynasties Poetry[3], Princeton University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 124:
      To Hsieh T'iao it all came as a surprise. In 490 he was offered a prestigious position as Prince Sui's wen-hsüeh (literary scholar) and was to follow Prince Sui far west to Ching-chou in modern Hupei, then a growing city as flourishing as Chien-k'ang.
    • 2011, Amit Bhattacharyya, The Chinese Civilization Hsia to the Ch'in Dynasty 2207 BC-206 BC[4], Rachayita, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 75–76:
      According to narrative sources, the Chous sent the "obstreperous Yins" to work on the construction of their second capital Ching-chou; later they must have been used as slave-labourers on the crown-estate.

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References

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  1. ^ Jingzhou, Wade-Giles romanization Ching-chou, in Encyclopædia Britannica

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