Hai-men

From Mandarin 海門／海门 (Hǎimén) Wade–Giles romanization: Hai³-mên².

Hai-men

1. Alternative form of Haimen
   • 1964, Ping-ti Ho, The Ladder of Success in Imperial China‎, Science Editions, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 167:

     Of a handful of sheng-yüan lists available, two are arranged according to local clans. The two localities in which these clans lived are T’ung-chou in southern Kiangsu and the neighboring Hai-men sub-county.

   • 1965, Samuel C. Chu, Reformer in Modern China, Chang Chien, 1853-1926‎, Columbia University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 30:

     He had heard rumors that certain Shanghai merchants were planning to establish their own mill either in Ch’ung-ming or Hai-men.

   • 2001, Chün-fang Yü, “Feminine Forms of Kuan-yin in Late Imperial China”, in Kuan-yin: The Chinese Transformation of Avalokiteśvara‎, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 427:

     The place where Golden Sand Beach was located, however, was changed from Shensi to Kiangsu, namely, Hai-men county (east of present-day Nan-tung), renowned for its wealth in salt and fish.

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