K'un-ming Lake
See also: Kunming Lake
English
Etymology
Partial calque of Mandarin 昆明湖 (Kūnmíng Hú), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻun¹-ming² Hu².
Proper noun
- Alternative form of Kunming Lake
- 1968, Hikotarō Andō, Peking, Kodansha International, →LCCN, →OCLC, page :
- Fo-hsiang Pavilion in I-ho Park, a popular sight-seeing spot in the northwestern suburbs of Peking. Situated atop Wan-shou Hill, this structure stands some 150 feet high and commands a fine view of K'un-ming Lake.
- 1978, David Bonavia, Peking, Time-Life Books, →OCLC, →OL, page 86:
- Amid the grounds of the old Summer Palace, a seventeen-arch bridge rising over the misty waters of K'un-ming Lake links an artificial island to the shore.
- 2011, John Fletcher, “East of Eden: Chinese parks and the Sons of Heaven”, in Gardens of Earthly Delight: The History of Deer Parks, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 75:
- After the blood letting there was the opportunity for the court to relax with feasting and entertainment; whilst beautiful ladies sang from boats in K’un-ming Lake, acrobats, jugglers and actors amused the emperor and his courtiers.
Translations
Kunming Lake — see Kunming Lake
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