Meanings
- A district of Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Outside the Guanzhong area, Sui palatial sarcophagi have recently been discovered in the Taiyuan area. A tomb in Wangguo (Jinyuan district, Taiyuan) has a single chamber built in an earthen pit.
2004, Yang Hong, “Jade Suits of the Han Dynasty and Painted Pottery Figurines of the Tang Dynasty: Reflections of Han and Tang Aristocratic Burial Practices”, in Xiaoneng Yang, editor, New Perspectives on China's Past: Chinese Archaeology in the Twentieth Century, volume 1, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3542 more examples
In May 2009, the Jinyuan district government issued a document to villagers revealing that 300 homes, including those belonging to Meng Fugui and Wu Wenyuan, would be demolished and setting out a plan for demolition, compensation and relocation.
2012, Standing Their Ground: Thousands Face Violent Eviction in China, Amnesty International, →OCLC, page 29The excavation included archaeologists from the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, Shanxi University's School of History and Culture, Taiyuan Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, and the Agency of Cultural Relics and Tourism of Jinyuan District, Taiyuan city.
2017 February 9, Cheyenne Macdonald, Tracy You, “The POTTERY Princess: Researchers find ancient tomb of Chinese General and his wife filled with over 100 tiny figurines - and it could shed light on a little-known Chinese dynasty”, in Daily Mail, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2017
Origin
- Mandarin晉源 /晋源
- EnglishJinyuan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 晉源 /晋源.
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 晉源 /晋源
- 晉源 /晋源district
Chinese Mandarin 晉源 /晋源
- 晉源 /晋源district
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