Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Huanggang.
The tsu of Chʻên in Huang-kang, Hupei, instituted school-land which was contributed by a number of members, each giving 5 mou.
1948, Hsien Chin Hu, edited by Ralph Linton, The Common Descent Group in China and its Functions, New York: The Viking Fund, page 713 more examples
Comrade Hu Liang-yin, the principal of the school, was one of the earliest founders of the Party organization at the Huang-kang area, and he was an outstanding member of our Party.
1975, Michael Y. M. Kau, editor, The Lin Piao Affair, International Arts and Sciences Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 9Men who lectured at Wen-Chin itself came predominantly from the same region. There were twenty-nine from Huang-kang, six from Ma-ch'eng, and three each from Huang-an and Huang-p'o.
1982, John Meskill, Academies in Ming China, University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 123Lin Biao or Lin Piao [lin byow] (1907-71) Chinese military leader, born in Huang-kang, EC China. He trained at Whampoa military academy in 1926, joined the Communists, and became a marshal of the Red Army.
2004, David Crystal, editor, The Penguin Encyclopedia, 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 901
Origin
- Mandarin黃岡 /黄冈
- EnglishHuang-kang
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 黃岡 /黄冈 (Huang²-kang¹).
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