Chang-hai

Changhai Changhaï Chang Haï Chang-haï Chang-Haï English Etymology A French-derived romanization of the en cmn - Chinese pronunciation for 上海. Proper noun 1 en obsolete en Shanghaien 1853 Noah Webster A Geographical Vocabulary An American Dictionary of the English Language https://archive.org/details/americandictiona00we/ 97, 100 https://archive.org/details/americandictiona00we/page/97/ Chang-haï, syn. Shang-HaïShang Haï or Chang-haï, shang◌̀-hī◌́ en 1788 The Province of Kiang-nan A General Description of China https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.02265/16849.3579-A%2520General%2520Description%2520of%2520China%2520Containing%2520The%2520Topography%2520of%2520the%2520Fifteen%2520Provinces%2520Which%2520Compose%2520%2528part-1%2529/ I 1325970893 29 https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.02265/16849.3579-A%2520General%2520Description%2520of%2520China%2520Containing%2520The%2520Topography%2520of%2520the%2520Fifteen%2520Provinces%2520Which%2520Compose%2520%2528part-1%2529/page/29/ Silk ſtuffs, lacquer-ware, ink, paper, and, in general, every thing that comes from Nan-king, as well as from the other cities of the province, are much more eſteemed, and fetch a higher price, than thoſe brought from the neighbouring provinces. In the village of Chang-hai alone, and the villages dependent on it, there are reckoned to be more than 200,000 weavers of common cotton cloths. en 1843 William Darby Chang-hai Darby's Universal Geographical Dictionary https://archive.org/details/darbysuniversalg01broo/ 3rd Washington, D.C. Gales and Seaton 4551039 207 https://archive.org/details/darbysuniversalg01broo/page/207/ 2 Chang-hai, town of China, in the province of Kiang-nan. In this town, and the villages dependent on it, are more than 200,000 weavers of common cotton cloth. This city is situated on the south or right side of the Blue river, near its mouth, N. lat. 33 30, long. 12 121 E. of London. By English writers, it is now named Shang-hae, and described as an immense mart of foreign and domestic trade. It is one of those laid open to foreign commerce by a recent treaty between China and Great Britain. Distant about 60 ms. below Nankin. en 1853 w:William Harrison Ainsworth The Chinese Revolution w:The New Monthly Magazine https://archive.org/details/newmonthlymagaz44unkngoog/ 99 London w:Chapman and Hall 190 https://archive.org/details/newmonthlymagaz44unkngoog/page/190/ https://books.google.com/books?id=CTEaAQAAIAAJ Nankin was put in a state of defence, and levies were made from every town in Kian-nan and Kiang-si; but with what effect may be judged of from the fact that the consular city of Chang-hai, or Shanghai, with a population of 200,000, only furnished a contingent of 100 regular soldiers and 100 volunteers. en References