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Chang'an Avenue
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English
Etymology
en cmn - 長安街.
Pronunciation
chängʹänʹen 1952 Changan or Ch’ang-an Leon E. Seltzer The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/ Morningside Heights, NY Columbia University Press 802473294 369 https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/page/369/ 2
Proper noun
Chang'an avenue
en Q1061850en street mun/Beijing c/China which runs past the Forbidden City, Zhongnanhai and other important locations.
en April 1, 1979 Wallposter call Free China Weekly https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1979-04-01_20_12/ XX 12 Taipei 0016-0318 1786626 3 3 https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1979-04-01_20_12/page/n2/ The wall poster, put up on Changan Street in Peiping on March, declared that the Chinese Communist regime should actively promote democracy, especially the democratic system formulated by Dr. Sun Yat-sen. on
en February 4, 2001 Craig S. Smith Craig S. Smith Tiananmen's Shadow w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20150527152340/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/04/magazine/tiananmen-s-shadow.html https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/04/magazine/tiananmen-s-shadow.html May 27, 2015 0362-4331 1645522 Section 6 52 I was a Communist Party member, and I was leading about 40 students from my college out of Tiananmen Square early on the morning of June 4. The crackdown was pretty much over. Several girls were with us, and one was really scared. I told her not to worry, that I'd stay with her. But when we turned onto Changan Avenue, the army began shooting tear gas at us. on
en September 3, 2015 Patrick Boehler China’s Military Parade Celebrates World War II Victory w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20230402200723/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/live/china-military-parade/no-tank-man/ 0362-4331 1645522 World After the crackdown, an unarmed man briefly stopped a line of tanks on Chang’an Avenue. The scene, captured by foreign journalists, has become one the most powerful symbols of dissent in China. Tank Man The man remains unidentified.
en June 9, 2021 Chinese insurer Hexie snaps up US$1.4 billion Beijing tower from SK Group in largest office deal since onset of coronavirus pandemic https://web.archive.org/web/20210609094655/https://apnews.com/article/beijing-health-coronavirus-pandemic-6a0ee77d7a56405ea5506a2b9efcf641 09 June 2021 w:AP News The SK Tower transaction is particularly significant, given the 35-storey office building’s prime location in the heart of Beijing’s central business district, right next to the Chang’an Avenue thoroughfare.
en June 30, 2021 China's Communist Party to celebrate 100th birthday in show of pomp and power https://web.archive.org/web/20210630092714/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-communist-party-celebrate-100th-birthday-show-pomp-power-2021-06-30/ 30 June 2021 w:Reuters Fu Yangen, a Beijing resident, gave a resounding "Yes!" when asked if she would like the party to stay in power for another 100 years."It has enabled us ordinary people to achieve happiness in our lives," said Fu, 27, as she posed for photos in front of large anniversary-themed flower arrangements along Changan Avenue, the city's main thoroughfare. on
Translations
road
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 長安街
Mandarin: cmn 長安街 Cháng'ān Jiē
Japanese: ja 長安街 ちょうあんがい, Chōangai
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