Meaning of Taizhou | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A prefecture-level city of Zhejiang, in eastern China.
2. A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China.

Examples

“Another kind mentioned in the Pêntsao is 天竺桂 (T‘ien-chu-kuei). Porter Smith, on the supposition that the first two characters meant India, identified this with Cinnamomum tamala. But Li Shih-chen says that it is so named from a place⟳ called T‘ien-chu, in the prefecture of Taichou, Chekiang, where it grows plentifully. It is a large tree, bearing abundant flowers and a fruit the size of a lotus nut.”

“On Friday, congregants at the Wenling Church in the city of Taizhou faced off with as many as 4,000 police officers but failed to prevent⟳ the removal of two crosses from atop their building.[…] One of the two crosses that were removed on Friday from the Wenling Church in Taizhou in Zhejiang Province, China.[…] At the Wenling Church in Taizhou, congregants said hundreds of Christians sang hymns at daybreak on Friday as the riot police surrounded the church, which is anchored by a distinctive clock tower capped by a bright red cross.”

“In eastern Jiangsu province anxious investors gathered on Wednesday morning outside company offices in Taizhou city, while similar protests have⟳ been reported in Anhui and unpaid workers have⟳ demanded their wages in Ezhou city, Hubei.”

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