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  • Mr. Jolliffe was born in Luchow, the son of United Church Missionaries, and the first seventeen years of his life were spent there.

    Chinese Nationalism Old and New 1958

  • Mr. Jolliffe was born in Luchow, the son of United Church Missionaries, and the first seventeen years of his life were spent there.

    Chinese Nationalism Old and New 1958

  • In New York, he was manager of the Four Seasons, tried to rescue the classic German restaurant Luchow's, then restored Café des Artistes to one of the most distinctive eateries in the city, famed as much for its restored Howard Chandler Christy murals of wood nymphs as for its schnitzel, pot-au-feu and chocolate desserts.

    Gastronomic Guru Restyled Food Scene Stephen Miller 2011

  • I can remember flying over the great city of Luchow, after a bombardment.

    China, The Democratic Front in the Far East 1941

  • Luchow, into which I was led just before noon on the fourth day out of

    Across China on Foot Edwin John Dingle 1926

  • There are fast daily services to Luchow (380 li distant) in one day, Sui-fu (655 li) in two days, Hochow (180 li) in one night, and Chen-tu (1,020 li) in three days.

    Across China on Foot Edwin John Dingle 1926

  • Balancing myself on a three-inch form in a tea-shop at a small town midway between Li-shïh-ch'ang and Luchow, I am endeavoring to take in the scene around me.

    Across China on Foot Edwin John Dingle 1926

  • I have found them to be the most useful on other occasions, but the above was written at Luchow as my experience of that particular day.

    Across China on Foot Edwin John Dingle 1926

  • On the 5th, we passed through Luchow, one of the richest and most populous cities on the Upper Yangtse, and at noon next day we again reached the Yangtse at the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy, two miles down the river from the large town of Lanchihsien.

    AN AUSTRALIAN IN CHINA Morrison, George Ernest, 1862-1920 1895

  • On the 5th, we passed through Luchow, one of the richest and most populous cities on the Upper Yangtse, and at noon next day we again reached the Yangtse at the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy, two miles down the river from the large town of Lanchihsien.

    An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma George Ernest Morrison 1891

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