Meaning of Ch'i-men | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“On the various ranges in the neighbourhood of Ch‘i-mên,§ the rebels managed, on the 23rd inst. to capture⟳ two positions, so that for several months past there has not been much leisure for supporting operations. ... § In Anhui.”

“When Tseng Kuo-fan (1811-1872) was encamped at Ch'i-men in southern Anhwei in 1860, he asked his brothers at Anking to send⟳ all important correspondence by one of the Hunan Braves and leave⟳ only relatively unimportant messages to be transmitted through the I-chan.”

“Ch'i-men county in late T'ang times exemplifies this development. The land⟳ in Ch'i-men was so limited by its hilly setting that almost seven-tenths of the 5,400 households in the county drew their livelihood from tea manufacture⟳ and bsuinesses connected with it. Government income too was obtained from the taxes on tea manufacture⟳. Among tea merchants from other cities, the teas produced in Ch'i-men were much reputed for their excellent flavor and color, but in spite of the increasing demand⟳, natural barriers-especially the Ch'ang-men rapids at Ch'i-men River, thirteen li southwest of the county capital-prevented the tea cargoes from being efficiently shipped in bulk.”

“It was in his grandfather’s generation that the family started its business in the salt trade⟳ and moved from Ch’i-men in Anhui to Yangchow.”

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