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Nanchang

American  
[nahn-chahng] / ˈnɑnˈtʃɑŋ /

noun

  1. Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a city in and the capital of Jiangxi province, in SE China.


Nanchang British  
/ ˈnænˈtʃæŋ /

noun

  1. a walled city in SE China, capital of Jiangxi province, on the Kan River: largest city in the Poyang basin. Pop: 1 742 000 (2005 est)

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Nanchang Project, a non-profit group that helps connect adoptees to their roots in China, said it felt “a sense of relief that no more children will be separated from their birthplace, culture, and identity”.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

The Nationalists said Hsia was due to visit cities including Chengdu, Nanchang, Zhongshan, Xiamen, and Chongqing on what it termed a listening tour.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023

After going to a university in Beijing, Ms. Fang returned to Nanchang in 2019 hoping to find some work and possibly buy an affordable home.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

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.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

When the Manchu governor of Nanchang was captured he was taken to Kiukiang, where, in chagrin at his imprisonment, he attempted suicide.

From Notable Women of Modern China by Burton, Margaret E.

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