kuantien

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1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Guantian (Tainan, Taiwan).

   “I was born on February 18, 1951 in a plain tiled house in the village of Hsichuang, Kuantien Township, Tainan County.”

   “The crisp, mildly sweet water chestnut – "bee-chee" in Mandarin – is the biggest export from the Kuantien district in central Tainan County. The 130-year-old, white and red brick, southern Fujianese-style house is Kuantien’s biggest tourist magnet because it was the boyhood home of Chen Shui-bian.”

   “A new cycle route in Tainan’s Kuantien District is being touted as the perfect family holiday destination.[…] September to December is the prime harvest season for water chestnuts in Kuantien District.”

   “China Steel Structure Co workers operate equipment at a factory in Tainan’s Kuantien District on Jan. 6.”

2. (alt-of, alternative, dated)Alternative form of Kuandian (Liaoning, China).

   “The plane, which the radio broadcast identified as a heavy bomber, came from the direction of Chosan in Korea at 10:43 P. M. Aug. 29, dropped one bomb at Shihchutzechen in Kuantien County of Liaoning Province and then flew off "in the direction of Korea."”

   “The Peking radio said the American jet-fighter plane which was shot down Apr. 13 at 9:16 A.M. 9 kilometers northwest of Changtienhokou (Kuantien County, Liaotung Province) had—with 1 other plane—strafed several villages, wounding a woman and killing a cow.”

   “Kuantien County, Liaoning Province, has increased power output from small hydroelectric power stations.”