Meaning of Hang-chou | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

Examples

“They are said to have⟳ been invented by the people of Hang-chou, the capital of Chekiang ; but it is quite possible that the hint may have⟳ first reached China from the west.”

“Ju is an imperial ware of the Sung Dynasty, that takes its name⟳ from the district in Honan where it was first developed; the kiln site has not yet been firmly identified. The ware is generally believed to have⟳ been made for the Northern Sung court only from A.D. 1107 to 1127, the latter date⟳ coinciding with the enforced withdrawal of the court to Hang-chou in the south, as the result⟳ of the Chin Tartar invasion from the north.”

“After moving about the area south of the Yangtze River for several years, the emperor settled the government in the city of Hang-chou in 1132.”

“However, the late Hsia and the Shang were considerably warmer, possibly comparable to Hang-chou today, an area where bamboo proliferates.”

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