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Hangchow

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Hangzhou

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Hangchow lies at the head of the large estuary of that name, which is, however, too shallow for navigation by steamers.

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It is well for Shanghai to be allied with Soochow, Hangchow, and Nanking, and not to permit itself to be a refuge for bad men.

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The Sung fixed their capital at Nanking and afterwards at Hangchow.

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Hangchow, we are told, was one of the most prosperous of the strictly Chinese cities, and after seeing this town we can believe it.

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Chung Wang saw his chance, and while the Imperialists were rejoicing in Hangchow at its recovery, he hastened back by forced marches, and fell upon the besieging army.

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