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changan
name 2
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3VERB + CHANGAN
distinguished
CHANGAN + NOUN
capital, city, loyang
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from
Definitions
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1
Alternative spelling of Chang'an, former name of Xi'an: a city, the former capital of China.
In the poems of the historian Pʽan Ku, who belong to the 1st century there are two celebrated for their description of the palaces of Changan and Loyang. He wrote the first of these in order to persuade the emperor not to allow the old imperial buildings at Changan to be destroyed.
The second line contains a reference to the eastern capital under the T’ang dynasty, viz. the town of Lo yang, near the present Ho nan fu, in the province of Ho-nan, as distinguished from Changan the chief town, otherwise known as Si ngan fu.¹
2
Alternative form of Chang'an, a district and former county of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
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.
The actions of the Civil Affairs Bureau, in Changan District, have been criticised by microbloggers and the state’s official Xinhua News Agency, which claimed yesterday that it had abused its administrative powers and intruded on couples' basic rights by introducing the quota of 15 divorce registrations each day. Only the first 15 couples to arrive at the Civil Affairs Bureau, in Changan District, after it opened at 8.30am were able to file for a divorce each day, Sanqin Metropolis Daily reported on Friday.
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In the poems of the historian Pʽan Ku, who belong to the 1st century there are two celebrated for their description of the palaces of Changan and Loyang. He wrote the first of these in order to persua
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The second line contains a reference to the eastern capital under the T’ang dynasty, viz. the town of Lo yang, near the present Ho nan fu, in the province of Ho-nan, as distinguished from Changan the
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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.
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