Tsienkiang

alternative Tsienkiáng

1. alternativehistoricalobsoleteAlternative form of Qianjiang.

   In Central China the Japanese hold Tsienkiang in Central Hupeh, south of the Han River.

   2001, Robert L. Jarman, China Political Reports 1911-1960: 1937-1941, volume 6, →ISBN, page 401

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   Owing to its numerous rapids the Red River is not navigable much beyond Tsienkiang, 100 miles from Sunchow, but its tributary the Liu River coming from the north forms a means of communication with Kweichow.

   1921, Survey of the Missionary Occupation of China, China Continuation Committee

   When this became too heavy a load for the seminary teacher, Oscar Anderson came with his family in the fall of 1932¹⁷⁵ to join in evangelism and relief work in Kingchow, Tsienkiang, and the outstations.[…] In the fall of 1934 Oscar Anderson and Pastor Tang made visits to Tsienkiang, a district between Kingchow and Hankow, and found there Christians who were still firm in their faith after visitations by the communists, and more people now who wanted to become Christian.

   2015, Jack R. Lundbom, “Preaching, Evangelism, and Establishing a Chinese Church”, in On the Road to Siangyang: Covenant Mission in Mainland China 1890-1949 (Studies in Chinese Christianity), Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53