馬嵬坡

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See also: 马嵬坡

Chinese

the way station at Mawei slope
trad. (馬嵬坡) 馬嵬
simp. (马嵬坡) 马嵬

Etymology

It was at this site that the lady Yang Guifei was executed on 15 July, 756. The episode is famously described in the poem Song of Everlasting Regret, by Bai Juyi.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 馬嵬坡

  1. (archaic) the slopes of Mawei (another name for the way station at Mawei, located to the west of present day Xingping, Shaanxi)

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