- a variation of Hangzhou.
Hangchow
Britishnoun
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The most serious incident came a little more than a month ago, in the ancient garden city of Hangchow.
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He will then fly aboard a Chinese aircraft to Hangchow for a day's sightseeing before departing on February 27 from Shanghai for Alaska and Washington.
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Marco Polo, who saw Hangchow in the 13th century before it was savaged by Mongol invaders, found it "the most splendid city in the world."
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At least one hotel will be in Peking; others may rise in Shanghai, Canton, and perhaps in the lakeside resort town of Hangchow and the country's ancient capital of Sian.
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There is another walnut produced in the vicinity of Hangchow Carya Catheyensis, really a hickory, last year I sent to Mr. Jones for 50 lbs.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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