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Yanshi

Syllables: Yan·shi

Yanshi proper noun: a district of Luoyang, Henan, China, formerly a county-level city.

Proper noun

Yanshi

  1. A district of Luoyang, Henan, China, formerly a county-level city.
    • At present the direct antecedents of the sophisticated cast vessels from Erlitou-period tombs excavated at Yanshi near Luoyang remain undiscovered. Traces of earlier metal-working at Yanshi are hinted at in remains of crucibles and metal fragments, but much more information is still required.1987, Jessica Rawson, “Introduction”, in Chinese Bronzes: Art and Ritual, British Museum Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9

Forms of Yanshi

alternative formYenshih

Origin of Yanshi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 偃師 /偃师 (Yǎnshī).

Questions about Yanshi

What does Yanshi mean?
Yanshi means a district of Luoyang, Henan, China, formerly a county-level city.
What part of speech is Yanshi?
Yanshi is a proper noun.

Words near Yanshi in the dictionary

  1. Yanqing
  2. yanqui
  3. yanquis
  4. Yans
  5. Yanshan
  6. Yanshi
  7. Yanshuei
  8. Yanshui
  9. Yant
  10. Yanta
  11. Yantabulla

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