Min

An Ancient Egyptian god of fertility and procreation.

A river in Fujian, China.

We traveled down the Min River from Nanping in a small sampan, flying the American flag for protection against bandits and soldiers. Those were the days when the Stars and Stripes still afforded some protection.

Matsu is about 200 miles north of Quemoy and flanks the mouth of the Min River. The mainland city of Foochow, famed for its lacquer craftsmanship, is a short distance up the Min.

We left Foochow after an early breakfast, and after half an hour on a boat ferry that took us from the city environs across the Min River and up a tributary, we landed in Minhou county, and took the highway that led across Yungtai county to Tehua.

Foochow was a picturesque city of considerable size and consequence before its designation in 1842 as one of the five original treaty ports. It was the headquarters of Manchu civil and military offcialdom in Fukien Province. Its location on the Min River, which flowed through a major tea-producing district, and its excellent harbor gave the city additional importance as a port.

A group of related Chinese languages from Fujian, including Hokkien and Eastern Min.

A widely construed ethnic group composed of the speakers of those languages.

Fujian province.

[…]. They were started by people from Min [Fujian]. Now as a result, the profit is similar to that of Min.”

In the early 1900s, because of the joining of regional cuisines of Zhe (Zhejiang), Min (Fujian), Xiang (Hunan) and Hui (Anhui) Cuisines, […]

In 1685 (kangxi 24), the provincial governor (xunfu 巡撫) of Jiangsu "personally went to the seaports to inspect the local circumstances and suggested to fix (the following) regulations: trading certificates are granted for sailing overseas; merchants from Min province (Fujian) are called "birth ships" (wuchuan 烏船);[…]

A river in Sichuan, China.

A male given name.

A female given name.

The Mountain Ok ethnic group of Sandaun, Papua New Guinea.

Variante von MingveraltetAlternative form of Ming.

And ſince this Family, called Ciu, which now holdeth the Souereigntie, hath reigned, it is called Min, which intimateth Splendour, and by vſuall addition of one ſyllable Ta-min [translating 大明 (Dàmíng)], that is, the Kingdome of Great Splendour, Brightneſſe or Glory.