Xianning

Proper noun

Xianning

1. A prefecture-level city of Hubei, China.
   • In Hupeh province, the peasants of Tungcheng (in southern Hupeh) began to revolt at the end of August and the uprising spread to Tungshan and Chungyang counties. Later, these peasants joined forces with the peasants of Puchi and Hsienning and bribed with huge amounts of money the bandits under...[1978 April, “A Series of Chaos and Uprisings”, in China's Struggle with Red Peril, World Anti-Communist League, China Chapter, →OCLC, pages 96–97
   • With the 6th Infantry Division remaining north of the river, the 11th Army deployed two of its four infantry divisions to guard the open flank to the south while it advanced on a double front, securing Wuchang and Hanyang on 26 October and Sienning on 31 October.[1989, H. P. Willmott, “A New World and a New War”, in The Great Crusade: A New Complete History of the Second World War, The Free Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 30–31