Dongshan
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See also: Dōngshān
English
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東山 / 东山 (Dōngshān).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dongshan
- A county of Zhangzhou, Fujian, China.
- 2010, Elizabeth C. Economy, “China: The Great Leap Backward?”, in Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century, 7th edition, CQ Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 317:
- Less than a year later in Dongshan County (about 60 miles southwest of Xiamen), rumors spread that the chemical plant would be relocated there instead, only to spark another wave of protests.
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Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Dongshan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1044, column 2