Definition of "Kuantien"

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

2000, Chen Shui-Bian, “Living and Growing”, in David J. Toman, transl., The Son of Taiwan: The Life of Chen Shui-Bian and His Dreams for Taiwan‎, Taiwan Publishing Co., Ltd., page 48

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.

2004 April 30, Bob Mackin, “Travel Story - In a nutshell”, in Pique Newsmagazine‎, archived from the original on 20 September 2023, Travel‎

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.

2021 October 26, “Family cycling gets an upgrade at the Ling Po Kuantien Route in Tainan”, in FTV News‎, archived from the original on 20 September 2023‎

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

2022 August 2, “PMI contracts for first time since 2020”, in Taipei Times‎, archived from the original on 01 August 2022‎

Mr. Sprent and Mr. Turley pursued their journey down the Yalu, thence to Newchwang, while I came due west vid Kuantien to Liaoyang."Kuantien, which I reached on 12th January, is a large and important place, four hundred and sixty li east of Liaoyang.

1902, J. Miller Graham, “On Circuit”, in East of the Barrier, or, Sidelights on the Manchuria Mission‎, Fleming H. Revell Company, page 122

Consul Baker, of Antung, China, states that valuable deposits of asbestos have been found in the vicinity of Kuantien, a small town lying about 45 miles northeast of Antung.

1913 February, “Asbestos Mines in China”, in Mines and Minerals‎, volume XXXIII, number 7, Scranton, PA, page 398, column 3

On March 12, 1952, at noon time, eight American airplanes flew over Kuantien County, Northeast China, from the southwest toward northeast direction.

1952, “Calcareous Bacteria Bomb”, in Exhibition on Bacteriological War Crimes Committed by the Government of the United States of America‎, Peking: Chinese People's Committee for World Peace, page 18, column 1

In his article titled "Stable or Unstable Has a Great Bearing on the End Result," (Fang Tsai-wen) compares the two production teams in (Tantien) brigade, (Yungtien) commune, Kuantien County, to show the merits in maintaining relative stability of cadres in production teams. The article states: In the winter of 1972, commune members of the No 7 production team in (Tantien) brigade, (Yungtien) commune, Kuantien County unanimously renominated (Chi Chun-lin), a veteran team leader before the Great Cultural Revolution, as their team leader.

1978 December 28 , “Liaoning Daily Discusses Stability Among Rural Cadres”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China‎, volume I, number 250, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Shenyang Liaoning Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, page L 4