Chu

A surname from Mandarin.

Chu [translating 朱] was a vocal critic of Mao's ideas about guerrilla warfare during the early part of their stay in the Chingkang [translating 井岡 /井冈] mountains in 1927–1928, and it was not until the first Mao-p’ing conference of May–June 1927 that the two leaders resolved their differences.

historicalAn ancient Chinese viscounty and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty (circa 1030–223 B.C.E.) along the Yangtze River.

A group of bronzes of the late Western Chou were uncovered in Chingshan County, Hupeh Province, and 25 pieces of stone ching (musical chimes) with a painted design of the State of Chu were found in Chiangling County of the same province.

historicalThe realm of this state, as a region or fief in later imperial China.

historicalHuan Chu, the short-lived kingdom of Huan Xuan (403–404 C.E.).

historicalMa Chu, a kingdom (907–951 C.E.) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

A river in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

The Kara-tau, or "Black Mountain," the last spur of the Tian-shan towards the north-west, seldom exceeds 6,500 feet in height, but is geographically of great importance, as forming the water-parting between the Sir and Chu basins. It also abounds most in coal, iron, copper, and argentiferous lead.