Xichang
Syllables: Xi·chang
Xichang proper noun: a county-level city of Liangshan prefecture, Sichuan, China.
Proper noun
Xichang
- A county-level city of Liangshan prefecture, Sichuan, China.
- Chao-erh-feng planned some fundamental measures to control the Lolo, including the construction of a through road between Lei-po and Hsi-ch'ang. Up to the present this has not been accomplished, however. The Hsi-ch'ang sector was finished as far as Chao-chio city and beyond to Yeh-lu-na-ta.[1954, Herold J. Wiens, Han Chinese Expansion in South China, Shoe String Press, published 1967, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 290
- After a five-day rest at Huili, the Red Army continued its drive northward. Passing through the Yi nationality area of Tehchang, Hsichang the vanguard troops led by Liu Po-cheng made an alliance with the chieftains of the Kuchi tribe, and managed to neutralize the Laowu tribe.[1978 February, “The Long March (II)”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XVII, number 2, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 39, column 2
Synonyms of Xichang
Forms of Xichang
| alternative form | Hsi-ch'ang |
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Origin of Xichang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Chinese 西昌 (Xīchāng, “Western Prosperity”).
Questions about Xichang
- What does Xichang mean?
- Xichang means a county-level city of Liangshan prefecture, Sichuan, China.
- What part of speech is Xichang?
- Xichang is a proper noun.
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