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長安
简 长安 · 繁 長安Mandarin · pinyin Cháng ān
Meanings
- Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安 Xī ān), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE
- see 長安區 Cháng ān Qū
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name
- (historical) Chang'an (an ancient capital of various Chinese empires located within present-day Xi'an)
- (～區, formerly ～縣) Chang'an (a district and former county of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China)
- (～區) Chang'an (a district of Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China)
- (～鎮) Chang'an (name of various towns in China)
- (～鎮) Chang'an (name of various towns in China) — Chang'an (a town in Dongguan, Guangdong, China)
- (～鄉, ～土家族鄉) Chang'an (a township in Fengjie, Chongqing, China)
- Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex (an UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ninh Bình Province, Vietnam)
noun
- (literary, figurative) capital city
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