Hanyang 漢陽

Hànyáng 漢陽 Other names include: (none known)

Nearby Locations: Hànkǒu 漢口 Wǔchāng 武昌

Central China Region

Geography Portal

Hànyáng 漢陽 was a city in central China on the Yangzi river, and was an important location in the late Qīng and Republican periods because of the Hànyáng Arsenal 漢陽兵工廠 and the Hànyáng Ironworks 漢陽鐵廠.

History

Hànyáng had existed as a distinct geographical entity since the Five Dynasties. In 1928 it was merged with nearby Hànkǒu 漢口 and Wǔchāng 武昌 to form Wǔhàn 武漢.

Important Buddhist Sites

• Guīyuán Temple 歸元寺
  • Chísōng 持松 received tonsure here in 1912
  • Cízhōu 慈舟 (1877-1958) received tonsure here in 1910

References and Resources

• Hankow with Hanyang and Wuchang 1915, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin.