Meaning of Hsiang-t'an | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

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“There the missionaries learned that they were to stay for a longer period, and they were lodged in a shed surrounded by rice fields. This was different from what they had expected, because they had been told in Canton that Father Ts’ai had arranged for a place in Hsiang-t’an. They therefore wished to proceed to Hsiang-t’an, but since that was impossible under the circumstances, they asked Liu Shêng-tuan to be their messenger to Father Liu asking him to come to them.”

“In the city of Hsiang-t'an, before the Ch'ien-lung period (1736-1795), there were numerous mansions of gentry members who had been officeholders.”

“In July, 1951, Hua was transferred to Hsiang-t'an as county Party secretary. Although technicially not a promotion, this new assignment afforded Hua greater opportunities, because Hsiang-t'an county was larger, encompassed a large municipality for greater exposure and, most importantly, included Shao-shan, Mao's home town. During this one year assignment, Hua concentrated on organizing and implementing mutual aid teams (MATs) and monitoring the counties' efforts in the Anti-Locust Campaign.”

“The most ambitious undertaking of the commission was the effort to establish a heavy-industry zone at Changsha and Hsiang-t'an in Hunan province.”

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