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Changan
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Changan [ˈtʃæŋˈɑːn]
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(Placename) a former name of Xi An
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Noun1.Changan - a city of central ChinaChangan - a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
Hsian, Sian, Singan, Xian
Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
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Secondly, the east-west route at the top of this square, Chang'an Avenue, which had been opened to a tram in 1924 but remained narrow, was doubled, then tripled, then quintupled in size.
Twenty years after the Tiananmen Square Massacre, in which the ... by Hornsby, Adrian / The Architectural Review
Gao said the parade, to take place on Chang'an Avenue -- one of Beijing's main thoroughfares that runs alongside Tiananmen Square -- would include 56 units of marching soldiers, rolling equipment and air formations.
China promises show of force in Oct 1 parade by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
lt;br /><br />Grand China Air (GCA) was formed on Nov 29, 2007 under the initiative of Hainan Airlines to merge its operations with HNA Group's subsidiaries Shanxi Airlines, Chang'an Airlines and China Xinhua Airlines.
Jiaxin's cut in Hainan Airline signals GCA's upcoming listing by International Business Times - US ed.
 
 
 
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