Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Yunmeng.
A ting with a bronze body and iron legs was found m the important Ch’in dynasty tomb 11 at Shui-hu-tui, Yün-meng Hsien, Hupei Province, in 1975.
1982, Thomas Lawton, “Bronze Vessels, Fittings, and Weapons”, in Chinese Art of the Warring States Period, Smithsonian Institution, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 25, column 22 more examples
There are two principal lacustrine areas in South China, one among the hills in the middle Yangtze consisting of the remnants of the ancient Lake Yün-meng, and including such major lakes as Tung-tʻing (Hupei) and Po-yang (Kiangsi); and another situated on the lower Yangtze-Huai plain, which includes such major lakes as Hung-tze and Tʻai.
1968, Kwang-chih Chang, The Archaeology of Ancient China, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 21Another major discovery of Ch'in bamboo strips occurred in December 1975 at Yün-meng, Hupei. This burial site was the tomb of a Ch'in local administrator who died in 217 B.C., only four years after unification.
1979, The Journal of Asian Studies, volume 38, numbers 3-4, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 472
Origin
- Mandarin雲夢 /云梦
- EnglishYün-meng
From Mandarin 雲夢 /云梦 (Yúnmèng), Wade–Giles romanization: Yün²-mêng⁴.
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