- a variation of Guilin.
Kweilin
Britishnoun
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Hengyang, Kweilin, Tushan, Liuchow�the names fall like a dirge on the South China wind.
From Time Magazine Archive
A sign outside the chief bookstore in the city of Kweilin advertises a ten-volume set of The Book of History, a newly rehabilitated Confucian classic.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the south, meanwhile, Nationalist General Pai Chung-hsi continued his withdrawal down the Hankow-Canton railroad, finally set up field headquarters at Henyang, where the railroad branches out to Kweilin in Pai's home province of Kwangsi.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among the fantastic mountain shapes of Kweilin spread even more fantastic rumors: the sour-tasting new soy sauce is said to be made from human hair.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I dreamed about Kweilin before I ever saw it,” my mother began, speaking Chinese.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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