Longgang
English
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 龍港/龙港 (Lónggǎng, “Dragon Port”). As a Zhejiang city, a blend of its former name Longjiang Port Area (龍江港區/龙江港区, Lóngjiāng gǎngqū) adopted upon its elevation to town status in 1983. The name Longjiang itself derived from the "Qinglong River" (青龍江/青龙江), used locally for the lower Ao (鰲江/鳌江).
Proper noun
Longgang
- A district of Huludao, Liaoning, China.
- 2022 July 26, Shepherd, Christian; Vic Chiang, “A Chinese artist fights pollution with rock music”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 26 July 2022, Asia:
- Lei said the smell of exhaust gas from chemical plants in Huludao’s Longgang district is noticeable almost every day. “Sometimes there isn’t a noticeable odor but it just chokes you and makes you want to cough,” he said.
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- A city in Zhejiang, China.
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