Chang'an Avenue
English
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Etymology
editPartial calque from Mandarin 長安街／长安街 (Cháng'ān Jiē).
Proper noun
edit- A street in Beijing, China that runs past the Forbidden City, Zhongnanhai and other important locations.
- [1979 April 1, “Wallposter call”, in Free China Weekly[1], volume XX, number 12, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3, column 3:
- The wall poster, put up on Changan Street in Peiping on March, declared that the Chinese Communist regime should actively promote democracy, especially the democratic system formulated by Dr. Sun Yat-sen.]
- [2001 February 4, Craig S. Smith, “Tiananmen's Shadow”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on May 27, 2015, Section 6, page 52[3]:
- I was a Communist Party member, and I was leading about 40 students from my college out of Tiananmen Square early on the morning of June 4. The crackdown was pretty much over.
Several girls were with us, and one was really scared. I told her not to worry, that I'd stay with her. But when we turned onto Changan Avenue, the army began shooting tear gas at us.]
- 2015 September 3, Patrick Boehler, “China’s Military Parade Celebrates World War II Victory”, in The New York Times[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-02, World[5]:
- After the crackdown, an unarmed man briefly stopped a line of tanks on Chang’an Avenue. The scene, captured by foreign journalists, has become one the most powerful symbols of dissent in China. The man remains unidentified.
- 2021 June 9, “Chinese insurer Hexie snaps up US$1.4 billion Beijing tower from SK Group in largest office deal since onset of coronavirus pandemic”, in AP News[6], archived from the original on 09 June 2021:
- The SK Tower transaction is particularly significant, given the 35-storey office building’s prime location in the heart of Beijing’s central business district, right next to the Chang’an Avenue thoroughfare.
- [2021 June 30, “China's Communist Party to celebrate 100th birthday in show of pomp and power”, in Reuters[7], archived from the original on 30 June 2021:
- Fu Yangen, a Beijing resident, gave a resounding "Yes!" when asked if she would like the party to stay in power for another 100 years.
"It has enabled us ordinary people to achieve happiness in our lives," said Fu, 27, as she posed for photos in front of large anniversary-themed flower arrangements along Changan Avenue, the city's main thoroughfare.]