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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