Anhai
Anhai
安海镇 | |
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China Standard ) |
| Anhai | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Ānhǎi |
| Wade–Giles | An1-hai3 |
| IPA | [án.xàɪ] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | on1 hoi2 |
| IPA | [ɔːn˥.hɔːi˧˥] |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Oaⁿ-hái[1] |
AnhaiJinjiang County-level City, which in its turn is subordinated to Quanzhou.
The highest point in the town's administrative area is Mount Língyuán (simplified Chinese: 灵源山; traditional Chinese: 靈源山; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lêng-goân-soaⁿ) at 305 metres (1,001 ft).
History
Anhai was known as Anping (Chinese: 安平; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: An-pêng) during the Song dynasty. The famous Song-era Anping Bridge crosses a tidal estuary to the west of town, connecting Anhai with its western neighbor, the town of Shuitou, which administratively belongs in Nan'an. Shuixin Chan Temple is located by the eastern end of the bridge.
Anhai was an important port during the
rivers blocked the principal harbor for Quanzhou; the city retained its size and importance to local trade but maritime commerce was redirected to Anhai.[2]
Notes
- ^ Formerly romanized as Ganhai, Gan-hai,[citation needed] Nganhai.[2]
References
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- ISBN 962-04-0228-6.
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911), , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 6 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 231
- ^ Chen, Boyi (陳博翼) (December 2009). 「Aytiur」(Aytim)地名釋證：附論早期海澄的對菲貿易 [Identifying the place named "Aytiur" (Aytim), with a note on the early trade between Haicheng and Philippines] (PDF). 明代研究 [Ming Studies] (13): 81–108. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-22.
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