湘

临湘

lín xiāng

see 臨湘市|临湘市[Lin2 xiang1 Shi4]

湘阴

xiāng yīn

see 湘陰縣|湘阴县[Xiang1 yin1 Xian4]

湘乡市

xiāng xiāng shì

Xiangxiang, a county-level city in Xiangtan City 湘潭市[Xiang1 tan2 Shi4], Hunan

潇湘

xiāo xiāng

other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江[Xiang1 jiang1] in Hunan province

川鲁粤苏浙闽湘徽

chuān lǔ yuè sū zhè mǐn xiāng huī

the cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui (the eight major cuisines of China 八大菜系[ba1 da4 cai4 xi4])

临湘市

lín xiāng shì

Linxiang, a county-level city in Yueyang City 岳陽市|岳阳市[Yue4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan

梁湘

liáng xiāng

Liang Xiang (1919-1989), first governor of Hainan

湘剧

xiāng jù

Xiang opera (Hunan)

湘勇

xiāng yǒng

Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion

湘妃竹

xiāng fēi zhú

same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huang2] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death

湘东区

xiāng dōng qū

Xiangdong, a district of Pingxiang City 萍鄉市|萍乡市[Ping2 xiang1 Shi4], Jiangxi

湘桂运河

xiāng guì yùn hé

Hunan-Guangxi Canal, another name for Lingqu 靈渠|灵渠[Ling2 qu2], canal in Xing'an County 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi