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Hunan   /hˈunɑn/   Listen
Hunan

noun
1.
A province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources.  Synonym: Hunan province.



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"Hunan" Quotes from Famous Books



... lannau Clwyd Ryw swn oersyn o arswyd! Gorthaw'r donn, cerdda'n llonydd, Ust! y ffrwd,—pa sibrwd sydd? O Ruddlan daw'r ireiddlef Ar ael groch yr awel gref; Geiriau yr euog Iorwerth, O 'stafell y Castell certh; Bryd a chorff yn ddiorffwys,— Hunan-ymddiddan yn ddwys: Clywch, o'r llys mewn dyrys don, Draw'n sisial deyrn y Saeson,— "Pa uffernol gamp ffyrnig? A pha ryw aidd dewraidd dig? Pa wrolwymp rialyd Sy'n greddfu trwy Gymru 'gyd? Bloeddiant, a llefant rhag llid, Gawrwaeddant am deg ryddid,— ...
— Gwaith Alun • Alun

... the Hunan Province of southern China occur as seams, pockets, and bunches of stibnite ore in gently undulating beds of faulted and fissured dolomitic limestone. In the vicinity of the most important mines no igneous rocks have been observed, and the origin of the ores has not been ...
— The Economic Aspect of Geology • C. K. Leith

... not Manchus, and their leaders were all from the extreme south. Starting near Canton, they had proclaimed as their object the expulsion of the Tartars. Overrunning Kwangsi and Hunan, they had got possession of Hankow and the two adjacent cities,—a centre of wealth which may be compared to the three cities that form our Greater New York. Everywhere they put to flight the government forces; but they did not choose to stop anywhere ...
— Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV • John Lord



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