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Jingzhou
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Jīngzhōu
English
Jingzhou
Alternative forms
en Kingchow Postal
en Kin-tcheou 19th century romanization
en Ching-chou Wade-Giles
Etymology
From the en cmn-pinyin - romanization of the en cmn 荊州.
Pronunciation
en /ˌd͡ʒɪŋˈd͡ʒoʊ/
jĭng′jō′
en Jing zhou
Proper noun
en prefecture-level city p/Hubei c/China.
en 1738 PROVINCE VI. HU-QUANG. A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, Together with the Kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet https://archive.org/details/gri_33125013761826/ I London Jean-Baptiste Du Halde J. B. Du Halde 13628142 100 https://archive.org/details/gri_33125013761826/page/n169/ The Reaſon why the Tartars have built a Citadel here is, becauſe it is a Rule with them to be Maſters of a City whoſe Situation renders it of Importance. It is a common Saying, that when one is poſſeſs'd of Kin-chew, he has the Key of China in his Hands. on
en 1963 Robert S. Elegant Robert Elegant The Rich Impoverished, the Poor Starving The Centre of the World: Communism and the Mind of China https://archive.org/details/centreofworldcom0000robe/ London w:Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1160387 51 https://archive.org/details/centreofworldcom0000robe/page/51/ Chingchou Prefecture, comprising several counties in Hupei Province, suffered a disastrous three years, and its tribulations were not unique. Massive floods rolled over one county in 1830, drowning hundreds of thousands and befouling the rice fields with sand. The dikes restraining the Yangtze River collapsed in a neighbouring county in 1831 and half the population starved to death. In 1832, the prefectural capital suffered a severe famine while, elsewhere in Chingchou, cholera struck down tens of thousands and the normal autumnal floods were unprecedently severe. on
en 02/22/2020 Coronavirus survivor recounts fear, confusion https://web.archive.org/web/20200310170420/https://www.france24.com/en/20200222-coronavirus-survivor-recounts-fear-confusion 10 March 2020 w:France 24 He suspects it happened on his train journey home to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Jingzhou city, in central China's Hubei province.
en August 11, 2020 Florence Fabricant Florence Fabricant A Filled Chinese Flatbread Comes to Manhattan w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20200811164028/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/dining/nyc-restaurant-news.html August 11, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/dining/nyc-restaurant-news.html 0362-4331 1645522 Off the Menu Guokui, a Chinese flatbread, stars at this new Greenwich Village spot.The restaurant’s owners, a group of Chinese entrepreneurs, wanted to introduce the version made in Jingzhou City, in Hubei Province, to a wider audience.
en district prefecture-level city/Jingzhou p/Hubei c/China.
en 2013-08-29 Administrative Division https://web.archive.org/web/20230921222016/http://english.jingzhou.gov.cn/z/JINGZHOU%20OVERVIEW/Administrative%20Division/2017-12-19/1267.html 21 September 2023 http://english.jingzhou.gov.cn/z/JINGZHOU%20OVERVIEW/Administrative%20Division/2017-12-19/1267.html Jingzhou China Jingzhou District is located in south-central Hubei Province. It has an area of 1,046 k㎡ and a population of 572,052 (yearend est.). The district is composed of three sub-districts, seven towns and a provincial economic development zone (Jingzhou Chengnan Economic Development Zone, Hubei Province).
en economic and technological development zone prefecture-level city/Jingzhou p/Hubei c/China.
Synonyms
historical en Jingsha
Translations
prefecture-level city, district and economic and technological development zone in central China
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 荊州
Mandarin: cmn 荊州 Jīngzhōu
Hungarian: hu Csingcsou
Japanese: ja
Polish: pl Jingzhou n