Nanchang

nánchāng Nánchāng Nan-ch'ang English Etymology 1 1600s, from the en cmn 南昌 Nánchāng Southern Prosperity. Alternative forms en Nancham Nan-tchang obsolete en Nan-ch'ang Nanch'ang Wade-Giles Pronunciation nän′chäng′Nanchang or Nan-ch’ang 1281 1 en Nan chang en Proper noun en Q171943en prefecture-level city/provincial capital p/Jiangxi c/China. en https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.117169/ 1655 Bellum Tartaricum The History of That Great and Renowned Monarchy of China F. Alvarez Semedo E. Tyler 290 https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.117169/page/290/ But whilſt he was beſieging this City, there came, unfortunately, a new Army of Tartars from the Imperiall City of Peking , which had order to recover this Province of Kiangſi; and therefore Kinus was forced to raiſe his Siege to oppoſe their entrance by the Northern parts of the Country; And at firſt having a vaſt Army, and uſed to the Tartarian warfare, he fought both valiantly and happily; but not being able to ſuſtain any longer their redoubled violent aſſaults, he was forced to retire for his ſecurity to Nanchang, the chief City of that County; which City the Tartars durſt not venture to take by force, but reſolved to reduce it by a long Siege; for which end they gathered together a Company of Country Clowns to make a large and ſpacious Trench round about the City to the River, and there they placed Ships ſo as no Proviſion could poſſibly enter. This City of Nanchang is great and extremely full of inhabitants, beſides the multitude of Souldiers which defended it at that time; ſo as although Kinus had made great Proviſion for a Siege, yet after ſome moneths he came to great want and pennury; and yet he held it out though many dyed, expecting ſtil some ſuccours from the Emperor Fungley, which could not be sent; en https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.117169/ 1669 John Nievhoff w:John Ogilby An embassy from the East-India Company An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China John Macock London 67 https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-126081-3026/page/n90/ The next day, being the 23. of April, we came in ſight of the firſt chief City of Nanchang, which is alſo called by ſome according to the name of the Province Kiangſi, where this is ſituated. en https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.117169/ 1693 Of China Geography Rectified; or a Description of the World 3rd w:Robert Morden 440 https://archive.org/details/geographyrectifi00mord/page/440/ Kiangſi is divided into thirteen Countries, containing 67 Cities ; the chief whereof is Nanchang , once the Metropolis of the Empire : Iaocheu, Quansin, Kicukiang, Kienchang, Linkiang, Kiegan, Kancheu, are other chief Cities. en https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.117169/ February 10, 1703 Father De Chavagnac, to Father Le Gobien Tavels of the Jesuits Father De Chavagnac Footcheoo-foo 302 https://archive.org/details/travelsofjesuits02jesu/page/302/ From Cancheu to Nanchang the Country is exceedingly beautiful, fruitful, and populous. en https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.117169/ 1881 Sixty-Fifth Annual Report of the American Bible Society New York 122 https://archive.org/details/annualreportofam65amer/page/122/ On the 31st of July he arrived at Kiukiang, and in August, in company with the Rev. C. V. Hart, Superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Mission, visited Nanchang, the capital of Kiangsi, which had been entered by Protestant missionaries but twice before, and in two days he sold 300 Portions. en May 25, 2023 Daisuke Wakabayashi; Claire Fu Once a Symbol of China’s Growth, Now a Sign of a Housing Crisis w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20230525091026/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/business/china-housing-crisis-nanchang.html 25 May 2023 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/business/china-housing-crisis-nanchang.html 0362-4331 1645522 The rows of towering buildings crowding the banks of the Gan River are a testament to the real estate boom that transformed Nanchang in eastern China from a gritty manufacturing hub to a modern urban center.As China’s economy prospered the last two decades, Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, erected sweeping apartment complexes and gleaming office towers to meet the increasing demand for homes and workplaces. en en Q279604en county prefecture-level city/Nanchang p/Jiangxi c/China. A village. en Q14118870 en village town/Wanquan colcity/Honghu preflcity/Jingzhou p/Hubei c/China. en Q73363549en village township/Hengshan county/Hsinchu c/Taiwan. en Q97026739en village township/Ji'an county/Hualien c/Taiwan. en Q14236887 en Q14588430 en village town/Yongfa county/Chengmai p/Hainan c/China. en Q13731935en village town/Laomiao county/Fuping plcity/Weinan p/Shaanxi c/China. en Q13843453en village town/Meizi county/Ningshan plcity/Ankang p/Shaanxi c/China. en Q13837713en village town/Tianchi county/Mianchi plcity/Sanmenxia p/Henan c/China. en Q14031329en village town/Yinzu county/Daye plcity/Huangshi p/Hubei c/China. en Q14222350en village town/Kailu county/Kailu prefcity/Tongliao an/Inner Mongolia c/China. en Q14116337en village town/Zhemu colcity/Jianli preflcity/Jingzhou p/Hubei c/China. en Q14414101en village town/Baipu county/Zijin prefcity/Heyuan p/Guangdong c/China. Translations a city in southeastern China Arabic: ar نَانْتْشَانْغ m nantšānḡ Chinese: Cantonese: yue 南昌 naam4 coeng1 Mandarin: cmn 南昌 Nánchāng Hindi: hi नानचांग f Hungarian: hu Nancsang Japanese: ja 南昌 なんしょう, Nanshō Korean: ko ^난창, ko 남창(南昌) Namchang Macedonian: mk Нанчанг m Manchu: mnc ᠨᠠᠨ ᠴᠠᠩ Russian: ru Наньча́н m, ru Ганьцзя́н m Vietnamese: vi Nam Xương Zhuang: za Nanzcangh References Etymology 2 From the en cmn 南漳. Proper noun en Nanzhang. en 8 April 1965 29 March 1965 HUPEH PEASANTS' MEETING Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts https://books.google.com/books?id=uI2pPMoUQJ8C https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daily_Report_Foreign_Radio_Broadcasts_1965_Volumes_65_to_70.pdf 67 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435063969224&seq=179 w:Foreign Broadcast Information Service Wuhan Domestic cmn 1541329 Communist China: Regional Affairs DDD 8 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435063969224&seq=239 Another representative, from Nanchang county, said: "Our worker brothers work harder than we do, and are genuinely meritorious. We must learn from them." en 1975 Study of Proletarian Dictatorship in a Hupeh County https://books.google.com/books?id=LVTRAAAAMAAJ Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service 0960-0388 10807079 3 Leading members of Nanchang County CCP Committee have seriously studied the Marxist theory of the dictatorship of the proletariat in connection with the actual situation in the current class and line struggles. en 15 November 1978 10 October 1978 Industrial Production in Hupeh Translations on People's Republic of China https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA348317/ 467 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015030367422&seq=667 w:United States Joint Publications Research Service Wuhan Hupeh Provincial Service cmn Economic 57 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015030367422&seq=735 https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA348317/page/n64/ Nanchang County Chemical Fertilizer Plant produced 1,547 tons of nitrogenous fertilizer in July, a record month. en Descendants Translingual: mul Hupehsuchus nanchangensis en heteronyms 2-syllable words