An-chʻing

See also: an·ching and An-ch'ing

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 安慶／安庆 (Ānqìng), Wade–Giles romanization: An¹-chʻing⁴.

Proper noun

An-ch‘ing

1. (orthodox) Alternative form of Anqing
   • 1880, Sung-ling P‘u, “The Man Who was Thrown Down a Well”, in Herbert A. Giles, transl., Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio‎^[1], volume I, De La Rue, →OCLC, page 365:

     MR. TAI, of An-ch‘ing, was a wild fellow when young.

   • 1885 [1884 December 21], Translation of the Peking Gazette for 1884‎^[2], Shanghai, →OCLC, page 178, column 1:

     Having volunteered for military service during the rebellion, he was present at the capture of An-ch‘ing and was mentioned in despatches for his gallantry, receiving a nomination to the post of Sub-director of Studies upon the ocourrence of a vacancy.

   • 1890 May 16 [1890 April 17], “Honours to a Deceased Military Officer.”, in North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette‎^[3], volume XLIV, number 1189, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 594, column 3:

     In 1858, the Governor of Kuangsi applied for his services, but the Viceroy Tsêng Kuo-fan, under whom he had served for a number of years and who recognised his value, declined to part with him. In 1860 he assisted in the defeat of the rebel reinforcements at the Hsiao-ch‘ih post station and took part in the capture of Taihu, investment of An-ch‘ing and destruction of the rebel camp at Linghu. For his services in the capture of Anch‘ing he was rewarded with the title of Baturu and placed on the list of Brigade Generals. He was next sent to Chihchow in Anhui to make reconnaissances of the country and occupy the commanding situations.

   • 1904, C. D. Tenney, “The Chinese Empire”, in Geography of Asia‎^[4], New York: MacMillan and Co, →OCLC, page 14:

     ANHUI (安徽).
     […] The capital, An-ch‘ing (安慶府), is situated on the Yangtzŭ River.

   • 1912, Herbert A. Giles, “Hsien Fêng”, in China and The Manchus‎^[5], Cambridge History Press, →OCLC, →OL, page 86:

     By 1857, Imperialist troops were drawing close lines around the rebels, who had begun to lose rather than to gain ground. An-chʽing and Nanking, the only two cities which remained to them, were blockaded, and the Manchu plan was simply to starve the enemy out.

   • 1932, “HUNG HSIU-CHʻÜAN”, in The Encyclopedia Americana‎^[6], volume H, Americana Corporation, →OCLC, page 499, column 1:

     He then adopted the term "Heavenly Dynasty of Perfect Peace" (Taiping Kwoh), styling himself the Heavenly King; and working his way northward in 1853, he captured Wu-chʻang and all the other cities on the Yang-tsze down to An-chʻing, […]

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:An-chʻing.