Anyang

American  

[ahn-yahng] / ˈɑnˈyɑŋ /

Or An-yang

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

1. a city in N Henan province, in E China: site of the ancient city of Yin, the center of the Shang dynasty, dated c1350–1027 b.c.

---

Anyang British  

/ ˈɑːnˈjɑːŋ /

noun

1. a town in E China, in Henan province: archaeological site and capital of the Shang dynasty. Pop: 808 000 (2005 est)

---

Example Sentences

In the 1980s, Anyang' Nyong'o, a political science professor at the time, was among a group of academics who organised against Moi's regime.

From BBC

While “Anyang” is installed in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, it’s linked to the museum’s sibling, the adjoining Freer Gallery of Art.

From Washington Post

In 1929, leadership of the Anyang excavations passed to Li Chi, who was a Freer employee from 1925 to 1930.

From Washington Post

When the first official excavations began at Anyang, China, in 1928, archaeologists unearthed the sort of stuff that can survive three millennia under dirt — bronze vessels, ceramic jars and jade ornaments.

From Washington Post

More than 200 such artifacts are included in “Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings,” the first major exhibition in the United States devoted to the capital of China’s 3,000-year-old Shang dynasty.

From Washington Post