Ch'ang-ch'un

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“The Pan-la-mên coal-field is situated about 16 km. south of Ssŭ-pʻing-chieh station on the railway between Chʻang-tʻu and Chʻang-chʻun.”

“Ch'ang-ch'un has become⟳ even more important ever since the building of the automobile plant⟳ in 1953-56 and the transfer⟳ of the provincial capitol here in 1954. At present⟳, Ch'ang-ch'un is the political, economical, cultural, and transport⟳ center of Kirin Province, the first ranking important city in the central part of the northeast, and one of our country's modern, newly developed industrial cities.”

“The city began as a local trading centre for north Chinese settlers at the end⟳ of the 18th century. It expanded rapidly and from 1905 to 1935 was a major junction and transshipment point⟳ between the Russian-owned broad-gauge Chinese Eastern railway and the Japanese-owned standard-gague South Manchurian railway. Ch’ang-ch’un was equipped with sizable railroad shops and also became the junction for railways extending westward into Inner Mongolia and eastward into northern Korea.”

“In 1957, P'u-yi consented to her request⟳ for a divorce, and a year or so later she married a radio broadcasting technician. She gave birth to a son in 1962. At present⟳ she lives in Ch'ang-ch'un.”

“But P'u-yi was nothing if not soft when it came to family, and he arranged for the young man to live⟳ with his uncle Beitzu P'u-hsiu in P'u-yi's old house in T'ien-ching. So Yü-t'ai was well clear of Ch'ang-ch'un when the axe fell in 1945.”

“Aug 21, 1945 Russians take⟳ Ch'ang-ch'un”

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