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Cixi
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English
+, Zhejiang
Cixi City
Alternative forms
en Tz'u-hsi Wade-Giles
Etymology
From the en cmn-pinyin - romanization of the en cmn 慈谿//慈溪.
Pronunciation
tsœ′shē′
en Ci xi
Proper noun
en county-level city sub-provincial city/Ningbo province/Zhejiang c/China formerly a county.
en NOVEMBER 8, 2011 Fang Yan; Ken Wills; Tina Qiao In China, luxury car makers drive inland Don Durfee; Matt Driskill https://web.archive.org/web/20231107113134/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-autos-luxury-idCATRE7A80RW20111109 07 November 2023 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-autos-luxury-idCATRE7A80RW20111109 w:Reuters Chen, who hails from the tiny but wealthy city of Cixi in eastern Zhejiang province, not only reflects China’s burgeoning affluence, but she and others like her represent a new trend -- rich consumers far from the major metropolitan centers.Cixi, a fifth the size of Shanghai but with an average personal wealth on par with mainland China’s financial capital, is among a slew of smaller cities that mark a new competitive frontier for top global luxury auto sellers.
en February 24, 2017 Josh Ye China’s world-beating solar farm is almost as big as Macau, Nasa satellite images reveal w:South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20170224111920/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2073747/powerful-images-worlds-largest-solar-energy-farms-are-china https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2073747/powerful-images-worlds-largest-solar-energy-farms-are-china February 24, 2017 1563-9371 648902513 Society A solar farm in the city of Cixi in eastern Zhejiang province made the news recently for installing 300 hectares of solar panels above a fish farm.
en March 21, 2017 Nick Van Mead The great sprawl of China: timelapse images reveal 30-year growth of cities The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20170321082652/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/mar/21/timelapse-satellite-images-china-fastest-growing-cities https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/mar/21/timelapse-satellite-images-china-fastest-growing-cities 9: Cixi, Zhejiang The city of Cixi lies on Hangzhou Bay to the south of Shanghai. It was noted for its Yue ware porcelain.
Translations
county-level city
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 慈谿//慈溪
Mandarin: cmn 慈谿//慈溪
Japanese: ja
Further reading
en 2008 en:Cixi Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee0000unse_l7h3/ 2nd 1 New York Columbia University Press 978-0-231-14554-1 2008009181 212893637 812 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee0000unse_l7h3/page/812/ 1