Putien
See also: P'u-t'ien
English
Etymology
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin for 莆田 (Pútián), Wade-Giles romanization: Pʻu²-tʻien².
Proper noun
Putien
- Alternative form of Putian
- 1908, Homer Lea, The Vermilion Pencil, New York: McClure Company, page 132:
- The Tien Tu Hin was founded about 1674, in the Province of Fokien, in the Putien District of the Fuchin Prefecture.
- 1954, Leslie T. Lyall, A Biography of John Sung, Armour Publishing Pte Ltd, published 2004, →ISBN, OCLC 56816804, page 4:
- Hinghwa in Putien County had always been a great stronghold of Buddhism, and the first challenge to the powers of darkness there was made in 1862.
- 1955, Caldwell, John C., Still the Rice Grows Green, Henry Regnery Company, LCCN 55-6848, OCLC 482283347, page 177:
- But still two questions remain. Can Nationalist China take a bridgehead without American aid? And once taken, what happens next? Of what good will a small piece of land around Foochow, or Amoy, or Putien be to Free China?
- 1975 November 16, L. Chen, “Maoist showcase of big troubles”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVI, number 45, Taipei, ISSN 0016-0318, OCLC 1786626, page 3:
- Freedom-fighter Lin Chun-hwei reports his escape from the mainland at the Free China Relief Association. Lin escaped by sampan from Putien in Fukien province to one of the islets near Kinmen Oct. 27.
- 1980 January 1, Tieng Sang, “A 1,200 Year-Old Litchi Tree Flourishes in the People's Republic of China”, in Fruit Varieties Journal, volume 34, number 1, page 23:
- A litchi tree planted in the 8th century in Putien county, Fukien province, east China, is still luxuriant and produces fruit every year.
- 1996, Simon Winchester, The River at the Centre of the World, Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 270:
- Statistics on the movement of umbrellas in Canton, vermicelli from Chinchew, animal tallow from Chinghai and coal dust from Putien were all treated with the same care and attention to detail as was vast 'Treasure, Imported and Exported'
- c. 2020,, “Wuqiu Township”, in Kinmen County Government, archived from the original on 10 August 2020:
- Located off the territorial waters from Putien County of Fujian Providence, Wuchiou Township consists of two villages, namely, Dachiou and Xiaochiou, with a total area of roughly 2.6 square kilometers. […] Most of the residents had immigrated from Putien and speak Xinghua dialect and Chinese.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Putien.
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Translations
Putian — see Putian