Han-chung

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 漢中／汉中 (Hànzhōng) Wade–Giles pronunciation: Han⁴-chung¹.

Proper noun

Han-chung

1. Alternative form of Hanzhong.
   • 1960, William Theodore de Bary, Wing-tsit Chan, Burton Waston, editors, Sources of Chinese Tradition‎^[1], volume I, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 150:

     After the death of Duke Hsiao, kings Hui-wen, Wu, and Chao-hsiang carried on the undertaking and, following the plans he had laid, seized Han-chung in the south and Pa and Shu in the west, acquired rich land in the east and strategic areas in the north.

   • 1964, “Chang Ch'ien: The Han Ambassador to Bactria”, in Jeannette Mirsky, editor, The Great Chinese Travelers: An Anthology‎^[2], New York: Pantheon Books, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 14:

     Our first knowledge of Ta-yuan [Ferghana] dates from Chang Ch'ien, a native of Han-chung, in the south of Shensi Province. During the Ch'ien-yuan reign [140-134 B.C.] he was a lang, a titular officer of the imperial household.

   • 1981, “Uprisings”, in Patricia Buckley Ebrey, editor, Chinese Civilization and Society: A Sourcebook‎^[3], New York: The Free Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 42:

     Later Chang Chüeh was executed and Chang Hsiu died. When Chang Lu came to Han-chung, he elaborated on the local populace's faith in Chang Hsiu's teaching. He instructed believers to set up "Charity Houses," which were stocked with grain and meat for the use of travelers.