Ling-pao
English edit
Etymology edit
From Mandarin 靈寶／灵宝 (Língbǎo) Wade–Giles romanization: Ling²-pao³.[1]
Proper noun edit
Ling-pao
- Alternative form of Lingbao
- 1973, Jan Fontein, Tung Wu, “Introduction”, in Unearthing China's Past[2], Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 21:
- The dealer’s stated provenance for these pieces was Shan-hsien, Honan Province, an area that, in spite of its many tumuli, never was known for its subterranean treasures. The recent excavation of almost identical pieces in the neighboring Ling-pao County clearly confirms the information supplied by the dealer.
References edit
- ^ “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China[1], Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 476, 481: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […] Ling-pao (Lingbao) 靈寶”