Hefeng

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Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鶴峰 / 鹤峰 (Hèfēng).

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Hefeng

  1. A county of Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China.
    • , volume CLXXIII, number 3248, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 209, column 4:
      The situation at Hofeng is so serious and the possibility of recuring help is so slight that the leading people are leaving while it is possible to get away. Hofeng lies to the Southwest of Ichang among the mountains and has been looted three times already.]
    • , volume XXVI, number 11, Peking, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 October 2023, pages 13, 14:
      They captured Hofeng county in Hupeh and Sangchih county in Hunan and set up Soviet power. Then they built up revolutionary bases around Hsuan-en and Wufeng counties in Hupeh province.
      Revolutionary slogans put up in those days are still preserved today in the villages and towns of Hunghu, Hofeng and Hsuan-en counties.
      ]
    • 2007 February 7, “Overloaded Chinese truck overturns, 14 dead”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 12 March 2023, Latest Crisis‎:
      All of the other 17 riding the pick-up truck to visit relatives were injured in Hefeng county in the central province of Hubei, Xinhua said.
    • 2019 August 5, “12 dead, 1 missing in flash flood at scenic China gorge”, in AP News, sourced from BEIJING (AP), archived from the original on May 09, 2024:
      Tourists were trapped or washed away after heavy rain triggered the flood Sunday evening at Duobi Gorge in Hubei province, state broadcaster CCTV said. Sixty-one people have been rescued.
      Hefeng county authorities had issued a notice last month prohibiting vehicles and individuals from entering the undeveloped area where the gorge is located in the Pingshan scenic area.

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References

  1. ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Hofeng”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 791, column 3

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