Ching-chou

English

Map including Chiang-ling (Ching-chou) (DMA, 1975)

Etymology

From Mandarin 荊州／荆州 (Jīngzhōu), Wade–Giles romanization: Ching¹-chou¹.

Proper noun

Ching-chou

1. Alternative form of Jingzhou
   • 1900, Isabella L. Bird, “HANKOW TO ICHANG”, in The Yangtze Valley and Beyond‎^[1], volume 1, →OCLC, →OL, page 132:

     Now, as formerly, Ching-chou is regarded as one of the most important strategical positions in China.

   • 1970, Ts'ui-jung Liu, “DIKE CONSTRUCTION IN CHING-CHOU A Study Based on the "T'i-fang chih" Section of the Ching-chou fu-chih”, in Papers on China‎^[2], volume 23, archived from the original on 3 June 2020, page 1:

     Protection of lives and property of the people in Ching-chou 荊州 prefecture depended greatly upon the solidity of the dikes built along the Yangtze River and its tributaries that flowed through the area.

   • 1986, Kang-i Sun Chang, Six Dynasties Poetry‎^[3], Princeton University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 124:

     To Hsieh T'iao it all came as a surprise. In 490 he was offered a prestigious position as Prince Sui's wen-hsüeh (literary scholar) and was to follow Prince Sui far west to Ching-chou in modern Hupei, then a growing city as flourishing as Chien-k'ang.

   • 2011, Amit Bhattacharyya, The Chinese Civilization Hsia to the Ch'in Dynasty 2207 BC-206 BC‎^[4], Rachayita, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 75–76:

     According to narrative sources, the Chous sent the "obstreperous Yins" to work on the construction of their second capital Ching-chou; later they must have been used as slave-labourers on the crown-estate.

Translations

Jingzhou — see Jingzhou

Anagrams

• chin cough, chincough