T'a-ch'eng

A form of Tacheng — A prefecture of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Tacheng.

    Until 1956, geologists considered China as a nation poor in petroleum resources. In that year, oil was discovered in T'a-ch'eng. China soon had enough oil to meet its needs, with surplus oil available for export.

    1994, Patrick Bridgemon, “Nixon Removes an Embargo on Trade with China”, in Frank N. Magill, editor, Great Events from History II, volume 4, Salem Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 1480
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    The Daghor (also known as Dagur, Daur, Ta-kuan-erb, Ta-hu-erh) live in Tsi-Tsi-har Municipality and Fu-yu County in Heilungkiang, and scattered in Mo-li-ta-wa Daghor Autonomous Banner, Pu-t'e-ha Banner, O-wen-k'o Autonomous Banner in Inner Mongolia, T'a-ch'eng County in Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region, northern China.

    1973, Edward Evans-Pritchard, “China (including Tibet) Japan and Korea”, in Peoples of the Earth, volume 13, Italy: Danbury Press, →LCCN, page 137

    The Cho-lo-ssu pastured their flocks in the I-li Valley; the Durbot occupied the Kurgis River drainage in the southwestern Altai; the Turgut occupied the T'a-ch'eng (Tarbagatai) region, and the Hosht occupied the Urumchi region.

    1974, D. J. Dwyer, China Now, DLongman Group Ltd, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 275

    There is general agreement that his military forces were organized into six divisions. They were stationed at the following places: at Ti-hua under the command of Liu Hsi-tsen, at T'a-ch'eng under Chiang Sung-lin, at Ili under Niu Shih, at A-shan under Wei Chen-kuo, at A-k'o-su under Chang Tzu-t'ing, and at Ko-shih-ko-erh (Kashgar) nominally under Tsou-ying, but in reality under Chin's brother, Chin Shu-chih.

    1987, Arthur C. Hasiotis, Jr., Soviet Political, Economic, and Military Involvement in Sinkiang from 1928 to 1949, Garland Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 62

Origin

  1. Mandarin塔城
  2. EnglishT'a-ch'eng

From Mandarin 塔城 (Tǎchéng) Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻa³-chʻeng².

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