Lincang
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Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 臨滄／临沧 (Líncāng).
Proper noun
Lincang
- A prefecture-level city in Yunnan, China.
- 2015 May 15, Megha Rajagopalan, “China says five injured by artillery shells from Myanmar”, in Alex Richardson, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 14 May 2022, World News:
- Shelling from neighbouring Myanmar on Thursday wounded five people in the southern Chinese province of Yunnan, state media reported on Friday, the latest incidence of cross-border fire that has strained ties between the neighbours.
Shells landed in an area near the small city of Lincang, state media reported on Friday, citing the local propaganda bureau. Four houses and three vehicles were also damaged.
- 2019 November 27, “Tunnel collapses in southwest China; 4 dead, 8 missing”, in AP News, archived from the original on 10 October 2022:
- Water and mud burst from the tunnel as work was underway Tuesday evening in the Yunnan province city of Lincang, trapping 13 workers inside.
The news office of the Lincang city government said five were pulled from the rubble, but only one survived and was hospitalized in stable condition.
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Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Lincang”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1741, column 3