Meaning of Nanching | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“Other large cities such as Nanching and Kuangchou have⟳ also achieved success in afforestation. The summer heat of Nanching is well known, but the present⟳ maximum temperature has dropped considerably.”

“We don’t know⟳ how soon this spelling will be accepted extensively elsewhere, but the city will be called “Peiping” (even though there is no peace there as the name⟳ suggests) by the free Chinese in Taiwan and the ROC Government will return⟳ to Nanking ("Nanching” or “Nanjing” depending on whether one uses the Wade or Yale system and meaning “southern capital”) when the mainland is recovered.”

“Although Tao-hsin didn’t travel⟳ to the capitals of Loyang or Ch’ang-an, he did travel⟳ to Nanching on at least one occasion. According to an account in a number⟳ of early Zen annals, one day when Tao-hsin was in Emperor Wu’s old capital, he happened to notice⟳ the sky above Oxhead Mountain south of the city.”

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