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Page 85
... became a staging post for Ch'in expeditions into Kwangtung Province . From Han times ( 206 BC - AD 220 ) it was named Lin - hsiang County ( hsien ) and was the seat of the Ch'ang - sha Commandery ( chün ) . The county was renamed Ch'ang ...
... became a staging post for Ch'in expeditions into Kwangtung Province . From Han times ( 206 BC - AD 220 ) it was named Lin - hsiang County ( hsien ) and was the seat of the Ch'ang - sha Commandery ( chün ) . The county was renamed Ch'ang ...
Page 163
... became a county and was given the name Tan - t'u . It first became the seat of a higher administrative division during the middle of the 3rd century BC . On the conquest of south- ern China by the Sui in AD 581 , it was made a garrison ...
... became a county and was given the name Tan - t'u . It first became the seat of a higher administrative division during the middle of the 3rd century BC . On the conquest of south- ern China by the Sui in AD 581 , it was made a garrison ...
Page 188
... became the seat of Li - ch'eng County in the commandery ( district controlled by a commander ) of Chi - nan . The Chinese name Chi - nan ( South of the Chi ) came from the Chi River , which formerly flowed along what is now the lower ...
... became the seat of Li - ch'eng County in the commandery ( district controlled by a commander ) of Chi - nan . The Chinese name Chi - nan ( South of the Chi ) came from the Chi River , which formerly flowed along what is now the lower ...
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