Kirin, capital of the province of Kirin, in Manchuria, stands on the river Sungari, 220 miles N.E. of Moukden. It has an arsenal and powder-factory. Pop. 75,000 to 100,000.
Kirin
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 438
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