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For people in 2021 still wondering about that: ／祥＼寶□符＼元／祥符 xiáng fú (auspicious sign) referring to an era during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Son

by yorwba 6y ago

For people in 2021 still wondering about that: ／祥＼寶□符＼元／祥符 xiáng fú (auspicious sign) referring to an era during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song and 元寶 yuán bǎo being a common way to mark coins (寶 bǎo meaning treasure)

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blackrock 6y ago
Whoah. Song Dynasty China was the best. At least before the Mongols invaded and turned everything to shit. Song Dynasty might have been ancient China’s best chance to kickstart the industrial revolution in China. After the Mongol wars, the Mongols claimed the throne for ~100 years. Then, the Ming retook power. But, something was lost. And China was never the same again. And the rest is history.
namelosw 6y ago
Also 元(yuán) is exactly 'Chinese Yuan' you hear about today.
- yorwba 6y ago
  ... except the name of the modern currency is derived from 圓 yuán, meaning "circle", and 元 is only used as a simplified version because they're homophones in Standard Mandarin. According to Zhengzhang Shangfang's reconstruction, their Middle Chinese pronunciations were /ŋʉɐn/ 元 and /ɦˠiuᴇn/ 圓 respectively.

For people in 2021 still wondering about that: ／祥＼ 寶□符 ＼元／ 祥符 xiáng fú (auspicious sign) referring to an era during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Son

For people in 2021 still wondering about that: ／祥＼ 寶□符 ＼元／ 祥符 xiáng fú (auspicious sign) referring to an era during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Son

For people in 2021 still wondering about that: ／祥＼寶□符＼元／祥符 xiáng fú (auspicious sign) referring to an era during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Son

For people in 2021 still wondering about that: ／祥＼寶□符＼元／祥符 xiáng fú (auspicious sign) referring to an era during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Son