Meaning of Ch'ang-sha | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“Traditionally, Ch’ang-sha is famous for several handicrafts: coloured silk embroidery pictures, oiled paper umbrellas, grasscloth linen, brush pens and bamboo carvings, while the main basic industries were rice hulling, saw⟳ milling, boatbuilding and the smelting of antimony, manganese, lead⟳ and zinc—all for out-shipment.”

“Aside from the Turfan depression in Hsin-chiang (Sinkiang) province, the hottest part of China lies in the middle and lower Yangtze Valley. Maximum temperatures of 43°–44°C (110°–112°F) have⟳ been recorded in Ch'ang-sha and Nan-ching.”

“To implement the triple revolutionary strategies of propaganda, insurrection, and assassination, members of the association one after another departed for home to start⟳ revolutionary movements in their native districts. Huang Hsing returned to Ch'ang-sha; Ch'in Yü-liu went first to Shanghai and thence to Ch'ang-sha at Huang Hsing's invitation.”

“His dislike for Hankow made him miss⟳ Ch'ang-sha all the more, and he longed for some word of conditions in the province from clerk J. S. Pan who had remained behind to watch⟳ over American interests. A few weeks after his arrival, he received his first bit of news from Ch'ang-sha, but it did little to brighten his spirits. "Ch'ang-sha has been under the control⟳ of the Communist Party since April 8th," Pan wrote Vincent.”

“Far from the center of Shang civilization, Wu-ch'eng is located well south of the Yangtze at approximately the same latitude as Ch'ang-sha in the west and Wen-chou in the east.”

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