Changyang

See also: chāngyáng, chángyáng, and Chángyáng

English

Alternative forms

• Ch'ang-yang (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From Mandarin 長陽 / 长阳 (Chángyáng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈjæŋ/, emulating Chinese /(ˈ)t͡ʃɑŋˈjɑŋ/

Proper noun

Changyang

1. A Tujia autonomous county in Yichang, Hubei, China.
   • 1888, Augustine Henry, “Chinese Names of Plants”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society‎^[1], volume XXII, Shanghai, page 233:

     The following is a list of names in colloquial use at Ichang and in the mountainous region to the south, indicated by “Patung,” in which district and that of Changyang I have had a native collecting for the past three years.

   • 1978 October, Hsiang-Kuan Chin, “A Barefoot Doctor Describes His Work”, in Medical Care for China's Millions‎^[2], Peking, →OCLC, page 8:

     CHIN HSIANG-KUAN is a barefoot doctor in the Tuchiatsun brigade, Loyuan commune, Changyang county, Hupeh province. He is also a member of both the Fourth and Fifth National People’s Congresses.

   • 2023 May 17, Wynna Wong, “Hong Kong shopping spree for 2,000-strong mainland China tour group as some locals complain about disturbance to daily life”, in South China Morning Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on May 17, 2023, Hong Kong economy‎^[4]:

     For example, a post dated May 4 on the official WeChat account of the Changyang Tujia Autonomous County police force said the company attracted new “members” by claiming they could earn rebates by spending a certain amount of money.

Translations

Tujia autonomous county in central China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 長陽 / 长阳 (Chángyáng)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Changyang”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[5], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 726, column 3