Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Datong (in Shanxi, China).
The administration of this prefecture was entrusted to a governor, who resided at Ta-t'ung. In comparison to the border districts further east, Ta-t'ung is distinguished by its more level terrain.
1947, Dmitri Pokotilov, translated by Rudolf Loewenthal, History of the Eastern Mongols During the Ming Dynasty from 1368 to 1634 (Studia Serica Monographs), number 3, Chinese Cultural Studies Research Institute, West China Union University, page 192 more examples
Two of the group of the tombs completed twenty years later, in the suburbs of Ta-t'ung in Shansi, show among the paraphernalia painted on their north (i.e. “back”) walls, tall winged screens, in each panel of which is a flowering bush or bamboo growing up behind an ornamental rock.
1965, Michael Sullivan, “Notes on Early Chinese Screen Painting”, in Artibus Asiae, volume 27, number 3, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 249During the years 1127 to 1143, the Sung scholar, ambassador, and patriot Chu Pien 朱弁 (觀如居士， d. 1144 -- the great-uncle of Chu Hsi 朱熹) was held captive in Ta-t'ung 大同 by the Jurchen rulers of the Chin 金 Dynasty.
1994 July 29, Robert M. Gimello, “Wu-t'ai Shan 五臺山 during the Early Chin Dynasty 金朝: The Testimony of Chu Pien 朱弁”, in Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, number 7, →ISSN, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2026, page 501
Origin
- Mandarin大同
- EnglishTa-t'ung
From Mandarin 大同 (Dàtóng) Wade–Giles romanization: Ta⁴-tʻung².
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