Linyou

Lin·you
L1I1N1Y4O1U1

proper noun

A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Lin-yu

  1. A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.

    In April 639 the Emperor was staying in Jiucheng Palace (in Linyou, Shaanxi Province, which is one hundred and sixty kilometers northwest to Chang'an).

    2013, Hing Ming Hung, Li Shi Min, Founding the Tang Dynasty: The Strategies that Made China the Greatest, Algora Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 161
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    In recent years, important evidence has come to light about a detached palace of the Sui and Tang. Known as Renshougong during the Sui dynasty and as Jiuchenggong in Tang times, its remains lie in Linyou county of Shaanxi province, about 163 kilometers from the capital Daxing-Chang’an.

    2002, Fu Xinian, “The Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties”, in Nancy S. Steinhardt, editor, Chinese Architecture, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 105

Origin

  1. Mandarin麟遊 /麟游
  2. EnglishLinyou

From Mandarin 麟遊 /麟游.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 麟遊 /麟游
  • 麟遊 /麟游county
Chinese Mandarin 麟遊 /麟游
  • 麟遊 /麟游county

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