Feng-t'ai

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“However, on May 29, the situation again became ominous. The Boxers had burned to the ground certain railway stations —one of them at Feng-t’ai, six miles from Peking.”

“Other industrial suburbs, southwest of the city, include⟳ Feng-t'ai, with railroad marshalling yards, bridge-construction, concrete railroad ties and asbestos-pipe factories, and Ch'ang-hsin-tien, with locomotive and rolling-stock shops.”

“On the same day MacDonald suggested to General Gaselee, who had by this time arrived to take⟳ over from General Dorward, that British forces should occupy⟳ a point⟳ on the Peking-Tientsin section of the line north of the stretch⟳ on which the Russians were already working. Gaselee acted promptly and the little station of Feng-t'ai was occupied on 30 August.”

“I have⟳ been in touch⟳ with Commander Chʻen and tonight a special military train⟳ will leave⟳ from Feng-tʻai, which will transport⟳ a troop division for guard duty at Paoting to ensure the security of the deliberations of the Central Commtitee^([sic – meaning Committee]).”

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