Ch'ien-t'ang

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of Qiantang. alt-of, alternative

    "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."

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hangzhou

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"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."

Etymology

From Mandarin 錢塘 /钱塘 (Qiántáng) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻien²-tʻang².

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