Chiangling

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A form of Jiangling — A county of Jingzhou, Hubei, China.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Jiangling.

    The tomb was discovered this year during construction work on Fenghuangshan (Phoenix Hill) in the town of Chinancheng, Chiangling County, Hupeh Province.

    1975 August 29, “A Well-Preserved 2,140-Year-Old Male Corpse Unearthed”, in Peking Review, volume 35, →OCLC, pages 21–22
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    A group of bronzes of the late Western Chou were uncovered in Chingshan County, Hupeh Province, and 25 pieces of stone ching (musical chimes) with a painted design of the State of Chu were found in Chiangling County of the same province.

    1971, “Historical Relic Unearthed During the Cultural Revolution”, in Eastern Horizon, volume X, number 5, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 26, column 2

    In December 1965 in Chiangling County, Hupeh Province, another bronze sword, about 55.5 cm. long, was found beside the remains of an aristocrat of the State of Chu in a mammoth tomb dating from the Warring States Period (476-221 B.C.).

    Chinese Literature

    1972, Chen Erh, “A Story About Swords”, in 中国文学 [Chinese Literature], volume 3, Peking: Foreign Languages Press, page 92

    The tomb was discovered on Fenghuangshan (Phoenix Hill) in Chinancheng, Chiangling county, in China’s central Hupeh province. An inscription on a bamboo tablet found in it shows that the corpse was interred in the fifth moon of the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Wen, that is, in 167 B.C.

    1975 October, “Newly-Found Han Tomb Relics and Male Corpse”, in China Reconstructs, volume XXIV, number 10, Peking, →OCLC, page 40, column 1

Origin

  1. Mandarin江陵
  2. EnglishChiangling

From Mandarin 江陵 (Jiānglíng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang¹-ling².

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