Meaning of Nan-ch'ang | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“He spoke of the great demand for books. Had sold as many as fifty Bibles in one day. Has sold Bibles to nearly all the officials in the Nan-ch'ang prefecture and has several orders in hand for books of good binding.”

“The small group around Ch’en Tu-hsiu that had remained at headquarters hastily sent an emissary—Chang Kuo-t’ao—to Nanch’ang. Though Chang set out immediately, he did not reach Nanch’ang until July 31, the day before the rising.”

“The First Army Corps attacked Nanch'ang on August 1, but failed to capture it.[…]In the meantime, P'eng's Third Army Corps had captured Ch'angsha on July 29 and proclaimed a soviet government of three provinces (Kiangsi, Hunan, and Hupeh), with Li Li-san as its chairman in absentia.”

“It seems my nephew is about to leave here to sell his wares in Nan-ch'ang, and he told me he would come bid me farewell. I wonder why he's not here?”

“On his way there, he learned of the rebellion of the Prince of Ning at Nan-ch'ang and organized forces against that threat, capturing the prince and the town in little more than a month.”

“Ch’en struck first at Nan-ch’ang, a strategically important city on the shores of Lake P’o-yang, which emptied into the Yangtze from the south. The Han force was immense – it was later said to have numbered 600,000 men – and it must have seemed invincible.”

“In 1927, Mao and his followers began a series of uprisings, the most notable being the Autumn Harvest Rising when his peasant army held the city of Nan-ch'ang for several days.”

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