Singan

Nestorian inscription of the year 781 has been found at Singan Fu in

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

Nestorian monument discovered in 1625 at Singan-fu, an ancient capital of China but erected in 781 and commemorating the arrival in

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

In 1887 this section was erected as a vicariate Apostolic including two civil prefectures, Han-chung and Singan.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

The Russo-Chinese Bank is building a branch line from Ching-ting via Tai-yuen-fu to Singan-fu in Shen-si, where it will be well started on the beaten caravan route between north China and Russian Central Asia.

New Forces in Old China : An Inevitable Awakening 1904

His splendid palace stood in the midst of lovely gardens in the great city of Chang-an, -- that old, old city that for over two thousand years was the capital of China, and which you can now find in your geographies under its modern name of Singan-foo.

Historic girls; stories of girls who have influenced the history of their times, 1891

Within a few years the task of Lichimin was brought to a glorious completion, and on his return to Singan he was able to assure his father that the empire was pacified in a sense that had not been true for many centuries.

China Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890

This moderation was only departed from in the case of some rebels in Shensi, who, after accepting, repudiated the Manchu authority, and laid close siege to the chief town of Singan, which held a garrison of only 3,000 Manchus.

China Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890

His entry into Singan at the head of his victorious troops reminds the reader of a Roman triumph.

China Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890

The insurgents did not succeed, however, in taking any of the larger towns of Shensi, and after threatening with capture the once famous city of Singan, they were gradually expelled from that province.

China Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890

It seems from the inscription on the stone found at Singan that he was a patron of the Nestorian Christians, and his character and career have suggested a comparison with Belisarius.

China Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890