Lichwan

English

Etymology 1

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 利川 (Lìchuān).

Proper noun

Lichwan

1. (historical or obsolete) Alternative form of Lichuan, Hubei.

Etymology 2

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 黎川 (Líchuān).

Proper noun

Lichwan

1. Alternative form of Lichuan, Jiangxi.
   • 1932 January, Edward Byrne, “The Red Trail”, in The Far East‎^[2], volume XV, number 1, page 14:

     You can imagine the effect of these diabolical speeches on a people the majority of whom had not yet grasped the full significance of the doctrines of the Church. Thank God, the old Christians stood firm as rocks, but as Lichwan is mostly a young Christianity, the newly converted Catholics did not fare so well. At best, it will take some time to undo the harm for which the Reds were responsible....
     I know that you will remember us in your good prayers. The work here at Lichwan is an up-hill climb, and from year to year the ascent seems to grow steeper.

   • 1940, May-ling Soong Chiang, This Is Our China‎^[3], 4th edition, Harper Brothers, page 71:

     Yesterday, I was examining some samples of soil taken from Lichwan in Kiangsi Province and analyzed by the National Geological Survey Laboratories in Nanking.

   • 1943, Beyond the Eight Horizons‎^[4], page 49:

     Thousands of children were orphaned by the war, and the Church opened camps and orphanages for their care. One such center was carried on under the energetic leadership of a Sheng Kung Hui clergyman at Lichwan in the Province of Kiangsi, part of the Anking diocese.