Anking

[ahn-king]

noun

Older Spelling. Anqing.

Anqing

or An·ch'ing, An·king

[ahn-ching]

noun Pinyin.

a city in S Anhui province, in E China, on the Chang Jiang: former capital of Anhui.

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The other cut is just below the city of Anking hence to Kianglung beacon, a distance of about six miles.
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As Wuhu is the center of the rice trade these twin cities of Anking will be the centers of the tea trade.
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British Dictionary definitions for anking

Anking

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Anqing

Anqing

Anking

noun

a city in E China, in SW Anhui province on the Yangtze River: famous seven-storeyed pagoda. Pop: 686 000 (2005 est)

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