Citations:Chang-chia-k'ou

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English citations of Chang-chia-k'ou

Map including CHANG-CHIA-K'OU (KALGAN) (DMA, 1975)
  • 1904, C. D. Tenney, Geography of Asia[1], New York: MacMillan and Co, →OCLC, page 6:
    Kalgan or Chang-chia-k'ou (張家口) is in the north-western corner of the province just inside the Great Wall, at the beginning of the camel route across the desert to Siberia.
  • 1978, Hsia Chih-yen, translated by Liang-lao Dee, The Coldest Winter in Peking[2], Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 160:
    "In a little while," Chia whispered to him, "we will pull into Chang-chia-k'ou, and the people around me will get off there. I have already told the conductor to reserve a bunk bed for you. Once we get to Chang-chia-k'ou, you can come over."
  • 1996, S. C. M. Paine, Imperial Rivals: China, Russia, and Their Disputed Frontier[3], M. E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 89:
    Ignat'ev refused to concede these points, but offered other concessions instead: Russia would not demand a consulate in Ch'i-ch'i-ha-erh or Chang-chia-k'ou (Kalgan); it would permit Chinese subjects to continue living along the Ussuri river as Chinese subjects; and it would limit to 200 the number of Russian traders in Peking.