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Chekiang

/ -kaɪˈæŋ; ˈtʃɛˈkjæŋ /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Zhejiang


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In 860 began the first great popular rising, a revolt caused by famine in the province of Chekiang.

Meanwhile the governors of Szechwan in the west and Chekiang in the south-east made themselves independent.

Wenchow is situated near the mouth of the Wukiang in south Chekiang.

Then it proceeds across the Chekiang-Kiangsi border to Kwangsin.

Ningpo is also an old treaty port, situated on a small river, the Yungkiang, in the eastern part of Chekiang province.

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