Chengteh

English

Proper noun

Chengteh

1. Dated form of Chengde.
   • 1938, Robert Berkov, Strong Man of China: The Story of Chiang Kai-shek‎^[1], Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, →OCLC, →OL, page 157:

     When the Japanese started their final drive on February 27 they met practically no opposition. March 3 they marched into Chengteh, the Jehol capital, without firing a shot.

   • 1948 June 18, “Communist Retreat: Chinese Govt. Troops Recapture Five Cities in Shantung”, in The Bombay Chronicle‎^[2], page 8:

     A general Communist withdrawal from Chengteh, Jehol, after local militia men had cut their supply route on June 9, was reported by a Government spokesman to-day.

   • 1955, George B. Cressey, Land of the 500 Million: A Geography of China‎^[3], McGraw-Hill Company, Inc., →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 290:

     The sixth province was Jehol, with its capital at Chengteh. Jehol was originally regarded as a part of Inner Mongolia but has been considered Manchurian territory since 1931.

   • 1980, James Reardon-Anderson, Yenan and the Great Powers: the Origins of Chinese Communist Foreign Policy, 1944-1946‎^[4], New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 125:

     Meanwhile, government forces landed in the now pacified port of Hulutao, whence they moved north to Shenyang and west toward Chengteh, capital of Jehol.

Further reading

• “Chengteh”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Chengteh” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.