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Changchow

British  
/ ˈtʃæŋˈtʃaʊ /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Zhangzhou

  2. former spellings of Changzhou

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Su was born in 1036 in Meishan, Szechuan province, in western China, died in 1101 in Changchow on the east coast, nearly 25 years before the conquest of northern China by the Khitans.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another big eater was Chou Yi-han of Changchow, who fried a ghost.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

The capture of Kintang, by placing Gordon's force within striking distance of Changchow and its communications, would have compelled the rebels to suspend these operations and recall their forces.

From China by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

I incline to this fact, as the characters Kinki are pronounced in the Amoy and Changchow dialects Khimkhi and Kimkhia.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

Perhaps the most notable example is that at Changchow which was destroyed during the rebellion.

From Buddhism and Buddhists in China by Hodous, Lewis