FENG-HUA

Meaning of FENG-HUA in English

Pinyin Fenghua, town, Chekiang sheng (province), eastern China. Located in a fertile plain area 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Ning-po, Feng-hua is an agricultural-trade centre (rice, wheat) and specializes in orchard crops, especially peaches and plums. The Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek was born at Feng-hua in 1887. Pop. (mid-1970s est.) 10,00050,000.

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