white area; KMT-controlled area
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white area; area under KMT control
formalA historical term from the Second Revolutionary Civil War (1927–1937) used by the Chinese Communist Party to refer to areas under Kuomintang (KMT) control, as opposed to the Communist-controlled "red areas" (紅區). It carries strong ideological connotations and is rarely used in modern political discourse outside historical contexts.
Dì地
xià下
dǎng党
zài在
bái白
qū区
zhǎn展
kāi开
le了
mì秘
mì密
gōng工
zuò作
。
The underground party carried out secret work in the white area.
Xǔ许
duō多
jìn进
bù步
qīng青
nián年
cóng从
bái白
qū区
bēn奔
fù赴
Yán延
ān安
。
Many progressive young people fled the white areas for Yan'an.
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Dāng当
shí时
bái白
qū区
de的
wén文
huà化
guǎn管
zhì制
fēi非
cháng常
yán严
lì厉
。
Cultural control in the white areas was very strict at that time.