Shilong
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English
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin 石龍／石龙 (Shílóng).
Proper noun
Shilong
- A district of Pingdingshan, Henan, China.
- 2015 September 19, Nectar Gan, “Children cough blood and animals die as Chinese factory leaks ammonia”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 January 2024, China:
- A pipeline transporting ammonia at a chemical factory in Shilong district of Pingdingshan city ruptured at around 6.30am yesterday.
- A town in Dongguan, Guangdong, China.
Translations
district
References
- ^ Shabad, Theodore (1972) “Index”, in China's Changing Map, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 345, 361:
- Chinese place names are listed in three common spelling styles: […] (1) the Post Office system, […] (2) the Wade-Giles system, […] shown after the main entry […] (3) the Chinese Communists' own Pinyin romanization system, which also appears in parentheses […] Sheklung (Shihlung, Shilong)