Meaning of Jianli | Babel Free

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A county of Jingzhou, Hubei, China.

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“Kingcheu commands over thirteen Cities, as Kingcheu, Cunggan, Xexeu, Kienli, Sungki, Chikiang, Iling, Changyang, Itu, Juengan, Quei, Hingxan, Patung.”

“Out of the gorges, the river meanders on flat lands in the Middle Yangtse Plain, forming many bow-shaped lakes, particularly near Chienli County, Hupeh.”

“Reds control the area bounded by Tsaoshih, Chujushan, Pailochi, Kienli, and Tienmen, with the Soviet located somewhere in Kienli hsien (in the region of Choulaotsui, or Chuho?). The designation of this organization is: "Kienli Hsien Soviet Government (監利縣蘇維埃政府)", with control residing in a presidium.”

“Chien-li hsien was also a fertile area for chen since it was located by the Yangtze river in an area crossed by numerous rivers and contained a population of 883,000.”

“Beijing estimates that 9.7 million more farmers will be forced to leave the land after accession, but others think that the real number will be four times that. In Huangqiao, a town in Jianli County of central Hubei Province, about 90 percent of the peasants have abandoned their homes and fields. Some have even abandoned their lives; suicides are on the rise, and a whole family drowned themselves in despair. “I have met old people who held my hands and told me tearfully that they preferred to die early,” wrote a township Party secretary, Li Changping, “and I have seen the sad sight of children kneeling before me saying they want to attend school.” In Li’s Qipan, also in Jianli County, society is failing because of the decline of agriculture.”

“In Jianli County in Hubei Province, where the ship capsized, the authorities have begun lining up special coffins, decorated with flowers, in anticipation of the huge numbers of bodies that are expected to be found in the days ahead.[…] The confirmed death toll increased to 77 on Thursday, CCTV said, and about 1,200 family members have arrived in Jianli, officials said. More than 1,100 responders and 100 boats were participating in rescue efforts, the Jianli county chief, Huang Zhen, told reporters at a news conference on Thursday.”

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