Xingcheng
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See also: xíngchéng
English
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 興城 / 兴城 (Xīngchéng).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Xingcheng
- A county-level city in Huludao, Liaoning, China.
- , Central Intelligence Group, page 3:
- 1 October
The Nationalists estimate ten days will be required to repair the railroad from Shanhaikuan to Hsingcheng.]
- 2020 July 17, Raymond Zhong, “China's Swimwear Capital Can't Wait for You to Go Back to the Beach”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-07-17:
- Xingcheng (pronounced SHING-chung), an out-of-the-way factory town on China’s northeastern coast, claims to make a quarter of the world’s swimwear. This year, though, when China forced its people to stay home to stop the coronavirus, Xingcheng’s production of trunks, bikinis and one-pieces ground to a halt.
- 2022 February 10, Zhuang Pinghui, “Omicron cases crash in ‘vital window’ for China city Baise’s outbreak battle”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on February 10, 2022, Science:
- Huludao’s Xingcheng county and two districts have ordered entertainment venues such as theatres and cinemas to close, while restaurants are not to offer banqueting services or cater for large gatherings.
Translations
county-level city
Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Xingcheng”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3503, column 1