Zhangzhou

alternative Chang-chou · alternative Changchou · alternative Jhangjhou · alternative dated Changchow · alternative dated Chang-chow

1. A prefecture-level city in southern Fujian, China.

   My ancestors came from the region of Zhangzhou in Fujian, China.

   2014, Lu Hsiu-lien, Ashley Esarey, My Fight for a New Taiwan, University of Washington Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 20

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   ``It looked as if the winds would carry you away the minute you stepped outside,″ the newspaper quoted Ding Jianmu, an official with the city government in Zhangzhou, another Fujian city, as saying. Seven people in Zhangzhou were killed by collapsing buildings and walls. Another five died in Xiamen and 18 were killed in the nearby city of Quanzhou.

   1999 October 11, “Typhoon Leaves 30 Dead in China”, in AP News, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2022

   Synonyms: Changchew, Chiangchew, Tsiang-tsiu, Lungki