Donggang
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English
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東港／东港 (Dōnggǎng).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Donggang
- A county-level city in Dandong, Liaoning, China.
- 2013 April 30, “China steps up customs checks, but North Korea trade robust”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 15 March 2016:
- Another trading source said coal imports from North Korea - typically entering China through Dandong's Donggang Port after coming down the Yalu River or up the coast - were not affected.
- 2016 November 18, Anna Fifield, “China is putting the squeeze on North Korea. But for how long?”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 November 2016, Asia & Pacific:
- At the port in Donggang, just south of Dandong, fishermen on boats flying both Chinese and North Korean flags complain bitterly about the people on the other side of the river. “If they intercept you at sea, they force you into port and take everything. If they see you're wearing a watch, they confiscate it,” said one fisherman, standing on the deck of the rickety boat.
Translations
county-level city
Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Donggang”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1043, column 3