Changhua

Proper noun

Changhua

1. A county in western Taiwan.
   • That is why Yeh Hui-chen goes contentedly every day to her family ranch in the Mt. Bank area of Changhua county in central Taiwan to pursue her chosen profession.[...]In the past, the inhabitants eked out a meager living by growing pineapples and plums, which had to be carried out on foot through...1979 February 18, “'Cowgirl' finds contentment, prosperity on the land”, in Free China Weekly, volume XX, number 6, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2
   • In Changhua County's Fenyuan village, I came across some old pineapple growers. The harvest was unexpectedly good this year, but the agricultural cooperative was unable to purchase their surplus.2000, Chen Shui-Bian, “Learning and Transformation”, in David J. Toman, transl., The Son of Taiwan: The Life of Chen Shui-Bian and His Dreams for Taiwan, Taiwan Publishing Co., Ltd., →ISBN, →OCLC...
2. A city, the administrative seat of Changhua County, Taiwan.
   • As we were now going to have rougher travelling than we had had, we despatched a courier to Taiwanfu with our surplus baggage, and letters to inform the Consul of our plans. We went S.S.E. for 13 miles over a fertile plain, cultivated with sugar-cane, tobacco, ground-nut, sweet potatoes, &c....1877 March 12, Herbert J. Allen, Notes of a Journey through Formosa from Tamsui to Taiwanfu (Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society), volume 21, page 261
   • SIR: I have the honor to report that the governor of Formosa, Lin Ming-Chuan, has made a contract with Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., for the supply by the latter of rails, rolling stock, and bridge for a narrow-gauge, light-weight railway of 80 miles in length.
     The line is to be from Tamsui to...1888, Mr. Denby to Mr. Bayard (Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States for the Year 1887), number 179, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, page 224

   Synonyms:

   Chiang-hoa