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- alternativeAlternative form of Datian.
A telephone line stretches across our county and binds us closer to Tehwa and to Tatien, over three days journey away.
1920, Methodist Episcopal Church. Board of Foreign Missions, Annual Report of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the Year 1920, New York: Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, page 562 more examples
This line starts from Foochow, crosses the Min River and proceeds by way of Yungfu, Tatien, Ningyang, and Liencheng to Tingchow.
1922, Sun Yat-sen, The International Development of China, New York; London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 149Area: Covers Tatien county and small sections of two others. Very mountainous region; poor roads; little intercommunication; bandit infested.
1928, Methodist Episcopal Church. Board of Foreign Missions, Annual Report of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the Year 1928, New York: Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, page 250
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Tatien. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tatien
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