Sanyuan
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editSanyuan
- A county of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
- 1976, John Israel, Donald W. Klein, “The War They Wanted”, in Rebels and Bureaucrats: China's December 9ers[1], University of California Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 170:
- Three men prominent in these groups were arrested, including Sian NLVC leader Yü Chih-yuan. In addition, a warrant was circulated for Li Lien-pi, director of the NLVC Northwest Bureau, who happened to be out of town; he was picked up in Sanyuan County in July. With the apprehension of still another young man, the incarcerated leaders became known as the “Five Youths of Sian,” and a movement was undertaken to secure their release.
- 2004, “The Central Region (North)”, in Treasures of China[2], Reader's Digest, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 104:
- This Ming dynasty temple in Sanyuan County, Shaanxi, was constructed in 1375 and is now one of the country’s best- preserved examples of Ming architecture— it has kept its original design ever since it was first built.
- 2015 January 22, Alister Doyle, Valerie Volcovici, “U.N. asks countries for climate plans after record warm 2014”, in Janet Lawrence, editor, Reuters[3], archived from the original on 2023-08-13, World News[4]:
- A man walks through the dried-up bed of a reservoir in Sanyuan county, Shaanxi province July 30, 2014.
- 2018 September 24, Lau Siu-fung, Gao Feng, “China's Christians Have 'Mixed Feelings' About Vatican Agreement on Bishops”, in Luisetta Mudie, transl., edited by Luisetta Mudie, Radio Free Asia[5], archived from the original on 24 September 2018[6]:
- Han Yingjin, bishop of Sanyuan in the northern province of Shaanxi, said the deal could improve morale among Chinese Catholics, and is "of great significance."
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edit- Sanyuan, San-yuan at Google Ngram Viewer
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Sanyuan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[7], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2812, column 1