Wu-chih

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English

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Map including WU-CHIH 武陟 (AMS, 1955) →OCLC

Etymology

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From Mandarin 武陟 (Wǔzhì) Wade–Giles romanization: Wu³-chih⁴.

Proper noun

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Wu-chih

  1. Alternative form of Wuzhi
    • 1977 November 28 [1977 October 18], “Briefs”, in Translations on People's Republic of China[1], number 404, United States Joint Publications Research Service, →OCLC, page 22:
      HONAN HYDROELECTRIC POWER—To date Wu-chih County has built 101 small hydroelectric power stations with a total capacity of 6,118 kw.
    • 1981, Susan Bush, “Archaeological Remains of the Chin Dynasty (1115-1234)”, in Bulletin of Sung-Yüan Studies[2], number 17, →JSTOR, →OCLC, page 26:
      A recently excavated Honan grave in Wu-chih County is placed in the Chin dynasty because of its lavish brick carving of motifs such as fu lions, floral arrangements, and latticed screens frequently decorated with hexagonal diapering: see Wenwu 1979.2, 74-78.
    • 2021, Ch'ien Ssu-ma, edited by William H. Nienhauser, Jr., The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume VII: The Memoirs of Pre-Han China[3], →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 312:
      Ho-nei refers to the area north of the Yellow River stretching from modern Wu-chih 武陟 in Honan northeast towards modern Hopei; it was about 40 miles south of Han-tan 邯鄲 and later became a Ch'in commandery (T'an Ch'i-hsiang, 1:36 and 11:9).

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