Chekiang
Britishnoun
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His son was the notorious Kue-Sing, or Koxinga, who for years resisted the armies of the Manchus, and maintained an independent power over the coasts of Fukien and Chekiang.
From Project Gutenberg
Born the son of a small-town salt merchant in Chekiang province on China's central coast, Chiang trained as a soldier, spoke like a revolutionary, and seemed destined for power.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chiang's body will be "temporarily interred" at Tzu Lake, a favored scenic spot 25 miles south of Taipei, until the "recovery of the mainland" permits permanent burial in his old capital at Nanking or in his native Chekiang province.
From Time Magazine Archive
Early in September, they put out the northern eye, Wenchow, in Chekiang Province.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since part of Liu's army was already en route by sea last week, the Nationalist Government replied to terrified Southern Chekiang that its citizens will simply have to make the best of General Liu.
From Time Magazine Archive
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