Tanggu

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See also: tánggǔ and Tánggū

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塘沽
Tanggu

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Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 塘沽 (Tánggū).

Proper noun

Tanggu

  1. A subdistrict of Binhai district, Tianjin, China, on Bohai Bay; former district of Tianjin, China.
    • 2007 February 5, Chen Aizhu, “PetroChina plant expands, awaits Russian JV plan”, in Nick Macfie, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 12 September 2023, Market News‎:
      The Dagang refinery, in the northern port of Tianjin, has been shortlisted as a potential partner for a proposed 200,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) refinery with Russian state giant Rosneft ROSN.MM, officials have told Reuters. []
      It has also started building depots at nearby Tanggu, with capacity to store 650,000 tonnes (4.7 million barrels) of crude oil and refined fuels, said the official, without giving a timeframe for completion.
    • 2015 August 14, Shannon Tiezzi, “The Tianjin Explosion, As Chronicled on Chinese Social Media”, in The Diplomat, archived from the original on 2015-10-27:
      And the discussion on China’s social media sphere isn’t done yet. On the evening of August 13, the top-trending hashtag on Sina Weibo was “#塘沽爆炸真相#” – “Tanggu [the explosion’s location in the Binhai district] explosion truth.”

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