Jehol

[ juh-hohl; Chinese zhuh-hoh, ruh- ]

/ dʒəˈhoʊl; Chinese ˈʒʌˈhoʊ, ˈrʌ- /

noun

a region and former province in NE China: incorporated into Manchukuo by the Japanese 1932–45. 74,297 sq. mi. (192,429 sq. km).

former name of Chengde.

Example sentences from the Web for jehol

She was reading the book she had purchased in the Golden Temple of Jehol.

Hour of Enchantment |Roy J. Snell
Tripping lightly to the elevator door, she went speeding downward and was soon on her way to the Golden Temple of Jehol.

Hour of Enchantment |Roy J. Snell
Only, he must somehow reach the village three days' journey beyond Jehol—if only he could arrive in time.

Civilization |Ellen Newbold La Motte
The troops landed at Tientsin and marched on Peking; the emperor fled to Jehol and did not return; he died in 1861.

A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] |Wolfram Eberhard

It starts from this seaport and proceeds northward through the mountainous region of Jehol by Kienping and Chihfeng.

The International Development of China |Sun Yat-sen

British Dictionary definitions for jehol

Jehol

/ (dʒəˈhɒl) /

noun

a former province of NE China, north of the Great Wall: divided among Hebei, Liaoning, and Inner Mongolia in 1956. Area: 192 380 sq km (74 278 sq miles)

a region of NE China, in Hebei and Liaoning provinces: mountainous

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