hwaian

name

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Huai'an.

   “Chou's life bridged traditional and revolutionary China. He was born in the waning years of the Manchu Dynasty, in 1898—the exact date is unclear— in the eastern city of Hwaian, in Kiangsu Province.”

   “She spent her very early years in the ancient city of Hwaian (now spelled Huaian) in the eastern section of China. Hwaian sits on the banks of the Grand Canal, the world's oldest and longest artificial waterway at more than 1000 miles.”

   “In the spring of 1917 Nelson knew enough Chinese to take the big clinic at the larger, rich city of Hwaian, ten miles south on the Grand Canal.”