Wenchow

Chiang was then given command of a regiment, and led three thousand men to Hangchow, Wenchow, and Taichow, all in his native province of Chekiang. His exploits sounded impressive, but the truth was that he encountered practically no opposition. As soon as a force was led against a town, imperial authority collapsed. Officials resigned or fled, and revolutionary leaders, mostly military, assumed authority. The progress was gratifying but hardly exciting.

1938, Robert Berkov, Strong Man of China: The Story of Chiang Kai-shek, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, page 17

A year or two back, still working on Marine intelligence and having as one of his targets the assembly of a team of coast-watchers for the Chinese ports of Wenchow and Amoy, Guillam discovered to his amazement that there were actually Chinese stay-behind agents living in those very towns, recruited by Bill Haydon in the course of some forgotten wartime exploit, rigged out with cached radios and equipment, with whom contact might be made.

1974, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 90

The cult of Marshal Wen originated in Wenchow Prefecture of the coastal sub-region of Chekiang, an area which proved highly inhospitable and difficult to cultivate. According to one Ming-dynasty local gazetteer: Wenchow is difficult to reach by either mountain or ocean route... Because the city of Wenchow was located near an ideal natural harbor, many of its natives engaged in commercial activities and sought their fortunes throughout southern China and even abroad.

1995, Paul R. Katz, Demon Hordes and Burning Boats, State University of New York Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 13