Hsü-ch'ang

From Mandarin 許昌／许昌 (Xǔchāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsü³-chʻang¹.[1]

Hsü-ch'ang

1. Alternative form of Xuchang
   • 1951, Arthur Waley, The Life and Times of Po Chü-i‎, London: George Allen & Unwin, →OCLC, page 33:

     It seems that in the autumn of 803 he went on leave. His uncle Po Chi-chên, had recently been moved from his post at Hsü-chou and promoted to be Prefect of Hsü-ch’ang in Central Honan.

   • 1969, James J. Y. Liu, The Poetry of Li Shang-yin, Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 20:

     Wang Mao-yüan had now become military governor of Chung-wu Region and commissioner for Ch'en-chou and Hsü-chou, with his headquarters at Hsü-chou (modern Hsü-chʻang in Honan province).

   • 1979, Kuo-ch'ing Tu, edited by William Schultz, Li Ho‎, Twayne Publishers, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 59:

     After the Empire of Han was taken over by Wei (220) in the fifth year of the Ch’ing-lung period (237), the statue was moved from Ch’ang-an, the capital of Han, to Hsü-ch’ang, the capital of Wei, in modern Honan province.

• Changshu