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Yangzhou (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 32 23 50 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.3972 decimal degrees |
| Long: 119 26 09 E degrees minutes |
Long: 119.4358 decimal degrees |
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Note: An old walled city; noted for its wealth; a literary & cultural center; Kublai Khan appointed Marco Polo as its governor 1282-1285. |
Names: |
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| Yangzhou (preferred,C,V,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones),U)
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| Yang-chou (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Yangchow (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Chiangtu (C,V)
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| Chiang-tu (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Yang-chow-fu (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Chiang-tu-hsien (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Han-chiang (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Yang-chou-shih (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Kiangtu (H,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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Yangzhou (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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| episcopal see (H) |
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established 10th-11th cen. |
| national capital (H) |
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during Sui dynasty, 589-618 |
| prefecture (H) |
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during T'ang dynasty, 618-907 |
| provincial capital (H) |
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during Sung dynasty, 960-1279 |
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