Anqing

American  

[ahn-ching] / ˈɑnˈtʃɪŋ /

(Older Spelling) Anking or Anch'ing

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in southern Anhui province, in eastern China, on the Chang Jiang: former capital of Anhui.

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Anqing British  

/ ˈɑːnˈtʃɪŋ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Selling its Hefei plant would leave JAC only making passenger cars under the Sihao marque in nearby Anqing city, one of the sources said.

From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2021

The accident happened shortly after 5 a.m. on Sunday near the city of Anqing in Anhui province.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2019

In a push to conserve land, the Anqing government is mandating that anyone who dies after this month will have to be cremated.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2014

All told, about 16,000 people are thought to have survived the siege of Anqing, most if not all of them civilians.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2012

In 1960 she became the daughter-in-law of Chairman Mao Zedong, marrying his second son, Mao Anqing.

From Time Magazine Archive