Danjiangkou
English
Alternative forms
- (from Wade–Giles) Tan-chiang-k'ou
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 丹江口 (Dānjiāngkǒu).
Proper noun
Danjiangkou
- A county-level city in Shiyan, Hubei, China.
- 2009 February 27, Buckley, Chris, “China's water scheme opens torrent of discontent”, in Megan Goldin, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 10 June 2022, World News:
- The government has said 330,000 residents near Danjiangkou must move over 5 years from June, and it has promised them homes and farms elsewhere in Henan and Hubei provinces. The reservoir lies between these provinces, catching the Han and Dan Rivers.
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Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Danjiangkou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 1, 2nd edition, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 963, column 2
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