Meanings
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of Hebei.
Different places have different names for shadow puppet theater.[…] In Hopei Province, it is known as "Luanchou Shadow Theater,"
n.d., “Other Names for Shadow Puppet Theater”, in Kaohsiung Museum of History, archived from the original on 07 Oct 20233 more examples
At vast demonstrations held at Peiping, Canton, Shanghai, and elsewhere, thousands of students denounced the seditious movement in Eastern Hopei.
1936, H. Hessell Tiltman, The Far East Comes Nearer, Jarrolds, page 247I am personally willing to assist in any international group to visit various localities in Hopei to verify the burial alive of hundreds of people who refused to co-operate with the "anti-Japanese" Red regime and were therefore "traitors". Such things do not make Edgar Snow angry.
1946, Lin Yutang, The Vigil of a Nation, William Heinemann, page viiiChang, nicknamed the "Flying Butterfly" because of his graceful movements, learned his skill from the age of seven in his native province of Hopei on the China mainland, which is considered the cradle of kung fu.
1980 November 16, “Police of New York town learn martial art from Taiwan champ”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXI, number 45, Taipei, page 2
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