Hwangchow
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Postal Romanization[1] of Mandarin 黃州 (Huángzhōu).
Proper noun edit
Hwangchow
- Obsolete form of Huangzhou.
- 1929, Another Milestone[2], British and Foreign Bible Society, page 67:
- An excellent example of the Chinese colporteur's zeal and capacity is afforded by Hsi Fuh Ts'ing, who lives at Hwangchow in the province of Hupeh.
- 1937, Hollington K. Tong, Chiang Kai-shek: Soldier And Statesman[3], volume 1, London: Hurst & Blackett, →OCLC, page 262[4]:
- He left Nanking for the front, and, on the first of April, the offensive was well under way. The advance was rapid. That same day Hwangchow, a Wuhan garrison town, was occupied by Government troops. Gunboats of the Nanking Navy had been concentrated in the Yangtze and had proceeded up-river until they were within ten miles of Hankow.
- 2001, Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Civilizations[5], Pan Books, →ISBN, page 409:
- Fortunately, the governments' efforts to oblige traders to ensure accurate registration by going via Hwangchow were never successful, though repeatedly essayed in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries.