Chʻien-tʻang
See also: Ch'ien-t'ang
English
editEtymology
editFrom Mandarin 錢塘/钱塘 (Qiántáng) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻien²-tʻang².
Proper noun
editCh‘ien-t‘ang
- (orthodox) Alternative form of Qiantang
- 1898, T. Watters, “The Eighteen Lohan of Chinese Buddhist Temples.”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, page 330:
- About the year 880 an artist named Kuan Hsiu (貫休) made pictures of the Sixteen Lohan, which were given to a Buddhist monastery near Ch‘ien-t‘ang in the province of Chekiang.
- 1903, Shiichi Tajima, Masterpieces Selected from the Kôrin School: with Biographical Sketches of the Artists of the School, and some Critical Descriptions[2], volume I, Tokyo: Shimbi Shoin, →OCLC, page [3]:
- Lin Ho-ching, surnamed Pu, a man who lived during the Sung dynasty of China, was born at Ch‘ien-t‘ang of Hang-chau in Ché-kiang province.