Talk:Da Nang
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[edit] Han Tu
Are the han tu 峴港? Badagnani 02:50, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
- Napoleon III of France renamed the city as Tourane (沱灢). 峴港 (was Nghiễn Cảng[1]) seems to be a former name?? -✉ Hello World! 06:38, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Tourane is the French corruption of "Cửa Hàn", a port nearby. The name Da Nang is of non-Chinese origin. DHN 16:14, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
If not of Chinese origin, then from which original language? Badagnani 17:11, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- According to "Hỏi đáp về Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng" [Questions and Answers about Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng] by Bùi Minh Quốc, Đà Nẵng originated from the Cham word Da Nak, meaning "opening of big river". DHN 17:22, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
That's good info. Can you add this to the article? Badagnani 06:11, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
The name "Nghiễn Cảng/峴港" I've seen only on Chinese maps. I believe this is a Chinese apellation. I've never seen any Vietnamese text referring to that name as an alternate to "Cửa Hàn/Đà Nẵng". Duyet-pho 20:57, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
