Jochiang

See also: Jo-ch'iang

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 婼羌 (Ruòqiāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Jo⁴-chʻiang¹.

Proper noun

Jochiang

1. Alternative form of Ruoqiang
   • 1971 April 30, “Sinkiang's Small Hydroelectric Stations.”, in Peking Review‎^[1], volume 14, number 18, →OCLC, archived from the original on April 19, 2021, page 21, columns 2-3‎^[2]:

     Rainfall is scanty in Jochiang County on the fringe of the Takla Makan Desert in the south.

   • 1972 January 18 [1972 January 7], “Sinkiang Sets Up Small, Medium-Sized Industrial Enterprises”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China‎^[3], volume I, number 12, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page H 6‎^[4]:

     In Jochiang County, a hydroelectric power construction force, consisting of poor and lower-middle peasants, revolutionary cadres, and water conservation technicians of all nationalities, was organized in the summer of 1970.

Translations

Ruoqiang — see Ruoqiang