Baiquan

See also: báiquán

English

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 白犬.

Proper noun

Baiquan

1. Former name of Juguang.
   • 2007, Z. Y. Jing et al., “Numerical Study on the Coastal Upwelling and Its Seasonal Variation in the East China Sea”, in Journal of Coastal Research‎^[1], →ISSN, →JSTOR, page 560, column 2:

     The upwelling centres of Fujian coast are mostly nearby the Baiquan Archipelago at 120°15′E 26°N, of which the positions generally move southwards in relation to that in summer and the phenomena are similar with that in winter.

   • 2015, Weichung Cheng, “Sailing from the China Coast to the Pescadores and Taiwan: A Comparative Study on the Resemblances in Chinese and Dutch Sailing Patterns”, in Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient‎^[2], →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 311:

     The new directions also stipulated that when the captain departed from Mejima Island (女島) outside the Nagasaki port, he should set his course to Southwest until the Baiquan Islands was in sight (白犬, named ”Baboxin” or “Crocodile” by the Dutch). He should then turn south, and go on sailing until the coast of Taiwan was in sight. He should see a highland landscape at the coast of Erlin.

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Basic information”, in China Daily‎^[3], archived from the original on 12 October 2019‎^[4]:

     It is the fifth largest island in China and the largest in Fujian, covering an area 2.3 times as large as Xiamen Island. It faces the Taiwan Straits to its east, Haitan Straits to its west, Southern Putian Island to its south and Baiquan Island Chain to its north.

   • 2021, Wei-Ping Lin, “Forbidden Outpost”, in Island Fantasia: Imagining Subjects on the Military Frontline between China and Taiwan‎^[5], Cambridge University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 35:

     The British Navy provided more information about navigation in the sea of Fujian, including entries about Baiquan (now called Juguang), Nangan, and Beigan (S. Li 2006: 98). […] Ships could obtain small amounts of freshwater in Baiquan and hire pilots capable of navigating ships to the Min River during ebb tide.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Baiquan.

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 拜泉.

Proper noun

Baiquan

1. A county of Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China.
   • 1983, Liu Binyan, “People or Monsters?”, in James V. Feinerman, Perry Link, transl., edited by Perry Link, People or Monsters? And Other Stories and Reportage from China after Mao‎^[6] (Chinese Literature), Bloomington: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 27:

     Zhang was a solidly built, middle-aged man, with a pair of big, thick-soled feet. In 1945 he had walked all the way from Yan'an to Baiquan County in Heilongjiang.

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拜泉 (zh)

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Baiquan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[7], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 280, column 1

Further reading

• Baiquan, Paichuan, Pai-ch'uan, Pai-chuan at Google Ngram Viewer