Hsiang-yang

English
Map including 襄陽 HSIANG-YANG (SIANGYANG) (walled) (AMS, 1955)

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 襄陽／襄阳 (Hsiang¹-yang²).

Proper noun

Hsiang-yang

  1. Alternative form of Xiangyang
    • 1948, Willeke, Bernward H., Imperial Government and Catholic Missions in China During the Years 1784-1785‎, St. Bonaventure, New York: Franciscan Institute, OCLC 2357643, OL 6061160M, page 50:
      About the middle of September 1784 ³ T'ê-ch'êng-o received the report from Hsiang-yang of the capture of the four missionaries, which charged them with going to Shensi to help the rebellious Mohammedans.
    • 1978, Arthur F. Wright, The Sui Dynasty‎, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, LCCN 78-54898, OCLC 470801848, page 141:
      In the strategic city of Hsiang-yang, on the river in north-central Hupei, Wen-ti in 586 had set up a strong regional headquarters with his third son, Chün, the Prince of Ch'in, in command.
    • 1990, David Nicolle, The Mongol Warlords‎, Firebird Books, →ISBN, OCLC 1083737438, page 87:
      The Mongol capture of the Sung city of Hsiang-yang is an excellent example of the sophisticated siege techniques used in Kublai Khan's time.

Translations
Xiangyang — see Xiangyang
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