Meaning of Hsing-yang | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“These passages refer⟳, of course, to the rebellion of An Lu-shan. General Ku Shu defended the Han-ku Pass⟳, which is an older name⟳ for Tun Kuan. By the twin imperial cities the poet very probably means Hsing-yang and Chang-an, unless he means the latter and city of Lo-yang.”

“On August 11, the paper gave front-page coverage to Mao Tse-tung's inspection tour in Honan, where he had lavishly praised the performance of a "commune" there. "As long as we have⟳ a commune like⟳ this, there will be more communes," Mao was quoted . (The commune at Hsing-yang in Honan was one of the Communists' major experiments. What was done there was reported and popularized extensively, not only to inspire⟳ the nation but also to demonstrate⟳ it as a "model⟳" to be followed.) Two days later, Mao was in Shantung and the paper headlined Mao's statement: "We should do well with communes. The advantage: to unite⟳ workers, peasants, merchants, intellectuals, and soldiers. Such a system will facilitate political guidance." By the middle of August, when the Politboro was reportedly meeting at Pai Tai Ho, stories suddenly mushroomed in Jen Min Jih Pao. There was a long article about a commune in Hsing-yang, Honan (August 18), another about one in Sinkiang (August 16), Chekiang (August 18), and Tientsin (August 19).”

“Liu Pang's general Han Hsin won the strategic city of Hsing-yang for him, but Hsiang-Yü put⟳ Liu Pang under siege there.”

“The recently discovered citadel at Ta-shih-ku in Hsing-yang, which was probably intended to project Hsia power at the limits of its domain, no doubt⟳ falls into this category of forward⟳ defenses.”

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