Chien-ou

English

Map including CHIEN-OU (KIENNING) (WALLED) (DMA, 1975)

Etymology

From Mandarin 建甌／建瓯 (Jiàn'ōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Chien⁴-ou¹.

Proper noun

Chien-ou

1. Alternative form of Jian'ou
   • 1938 February, Harry R. Caldwell, “The Fukien Chien-yao Kiln Sites of the Sung Dynasty”, in The China Journal‎^[1], volume XXVIII, number 2, →OCLC, page 109:

     There can be no doubt that the Chien-ning mentioned by Mr. Hippisley in 1888, the Kien-ning mentioned in the "Guide to Pottery and Porcelain of the Far East" issued by the London Museum, and the Chien-ou of the present Chinese map are one and the same pace. The Chien ware was undoubtedly first manufactured in the region of Chien-ou (formerly Kien-ning Fu) situated on the Min River approximately 160 miles from Foochow. The shifting of the manufacture of this ware to the present age-old kiln sites far removed from Chien-ou was very likely due to the presence of a more ample supply of the peculiar kind of clay in the Chien-yang region from which the ware was made.

   • 1951, CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN‎^[2], Office of Current Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, page 4:

     Reconnaissance of the China coast opposite Taiwan conducted by aircraft of the US Seventh Fleet on 11 and 13 April revealed the airfield at Amoy to be operational, while airfields at Foochow and Swatow were non-operational. The field at Chien-ou (inland about 100 miles northwest of Foochow) had been extended since August and was in operational condition except for a rockpile in one turning cirlce. No unusual shipping concentration was observed in any of the major harbors. Anti-aircraft fire was encountered over Foochow, Amoy, and Swatow, but none was encountered over Chien-ou.

   • 20 September 1960, Hsu Yeh, “ENGAGE EXTENSIVELY IN THE COMPREHENSIVE USE OF LUMBER AND IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY FOR LUMBER PRODUCTION”, in TRANSLATIONS FROM HUNG-CH'I (Red Flag)‎^[3], number 13, United States Joint Publications Research Service, →OCLC, page 13:

     At a chemical plant operated by the Hsu-tun People's commune in Chien-ou County, the operational characteristics are that "water is used as motive power, women as laborers, sheds as plant buildings and brick and wood as equipment"....At the fiberboard plant operated by the Hsu-tun Commune in Chien-ou County, for example, only 24 women and part-time laborers are employed.

Translations

Jian'ou — see Jian'ou