Anyang

or An-yang

[ahn-yahng]

noun Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

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.

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Examples from the Web for anyang

Historical Examples of anyang

It adjoined the site of the present town of Anyang, in the province of Honan.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]
Wolfram Eberhard
In Anyang tens of thousands of these oracle bones with inscriptions have been found.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]
Wolfram Eberhard

British Dictionary definitions for anyang

Anyang

noun

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

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