San Francisco (California)

feudatory; vassal state

vassal state

government repository; state provincial warehouse (esp. during Qing dynasty)

hedge; fence; (fig.) barrier

lit. fence town; buffer region (between enemies); Tang dynasty system of provincial administration under a provincial governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3]

Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man

Li Zhenfan (1940-1973), real name of the actor Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 long2]

Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian and historical novelist

lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation

lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation

Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi

rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi

to abolish the feudal Han and introduce modern prefectures (refers to reorganization during Meiji Japan)