FYI '湖广'指湖北,湖南?
Explanation:
湖广 = 1 a province of the Yuan Dynasty, covering what is now Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi 2 a province of the Ming Dynasty, covering what is now Hubei and Hunan (外研社:汉英词典)
湖广 = 指湖北,湖南,原是明代省名.(元代的湖广包括两广在内,明代把两广划出,但仍用旧名.)(现代汉语词典)
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Note added at 59 mins (2006-08-29 03:40:11 GMT)
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-08-29 04:05:47 GMT)
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Good harvests in Huguang, enough food for everyone.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-08-29 07:50:15 GMT)
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OK here is a good translation from a reputable source
"If the Huguang harvest is good, no one fears famine." :
"...Under the Yuan and the Ming, Hunan and Hubei both belonged to the province of Huguang, which was one of the most important grain-producing areas in the empire; most of the grain was sent to Peking by the Grand Canal. As the saying went, "If the Huguang harvest is good, no one fears famine." ..."
(Nagel's Encyclopedia-Guide:China, 1982, p1134)
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-08-29 07:52:25 GMT)
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Hunan, China... when Hunan and Hubei were amalgamated to form the province of Huguang, ... resulting in the proverb ''When the harvest has been good in Huguang, ...
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-08-29 07:56:27 GMT)
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''When the harvest has been good in Huguang, the whole country prospers!''
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-08-29 08:00:57 GMT)
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JSTOR: Food Riots in the Qing DynastyThe poor expected the wealthy to provide grain in years of poor harvest; ... "When Huguang's harvests are plentiful, the empire has sufficient grain"]. ...
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