Chin-Chou

British

/ ˈtʃɪnˈtʃaʊ /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Jinzhou

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My great-uncle was Governor of Chin-chou; subsequently he joined the Ministry of Finance and became Inspector of Waterways, and finally Inspector of Roads.

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Up to then it had only been used as a harbour for junks employed in the timber trade and carrying cargoes from the Yalu to ports in the Pechili Gulf, or from the south to Niuchang and West Chin-chou.

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