Fenghsiang

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A form of Fengxiang — A district of Baoji, Shaanxi, China, formerly a county.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Fengxiang.
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    In the verandah on the north side of the Ta Ch’eng Men (Gate of Great Perfection) which leads to the main enclosure, there used to stand ten drum-shaped blocks of black granite, the famous “STONE DRUMS."[…] About seven miles south of Fenghsiang, in the province of Shensi, is a place still called Shih Ku Yuan (Stone Drums’ Origin) which is probably the spot where they were first hewn out.

    1935, L. C. Arlington, “The Temple of Confucius and the Lama Temple”, in In Search of Old Peking, published 2015, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 195

    In compliance with the relevant instructions of the party Central Committee and Chairman Mao's consistent teaching that "counterrevolutionaries must be suppressed whenever they are found; mistakes must be corrected whenever they are discovered," the Fenghsiang County People's Court has strengthened leadership and adopted vigorous measures to review and handle cases of grievance and miscarriage of justice.

    1978 September 27 [1978 September 22], “Shensi County Handles Cases of Miscarriage of Justice”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 188, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Sian Shensi Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, People's Republic of China: Northwest Region, page M 3

Origin

  1. Mandarin鳳翔 /凤翔
  2. EnglishFenghsiang

From Mandarin 鳳翔 /凤翔 (Fèngxiáng) Wade–Giles romanization: Fêng⁴-hsiang².

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