Yenan
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Amid his stops was isolated Yenan, capital of Chinese Communism.
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Like other recruits to Yenan she was fascinated by differences among the leading comrades and became aware of Mao's aura of aloofness�his Olympian air, as some called it.
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Negotiations between Chungking and Yenan have arrived at a complete breakdown.
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A strained peace emerged between the forces of Mao and those of Chiang during which thousands of left-leaning intellectuals went to join the Communists in Yenan.
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When the Communists finally reached Yenan 14 months later, only 25,000 of them were left.
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