Hinggan

H4I1N1G2G2A1N1

proper noun

A league in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in northern China.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A league in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in northern China.

    The development of animal husbandry fails to follow the animal husbandry—majoring principles determined by production policy and thereby a conclusion is easily drawn that the agricultural structure in Hinggan League before is unrational.

    1990, Yang Meihua, Gu Wei, “Application study on remote sensing climatic interpretation in decision analysis of grassland agricultural structure in Hinggan League”, in Yang Hanxi, editor, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Grassland Vegetation: August 15-20, 1987, Hohhot, The People's Republic of China, Beijing: Science Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 95
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    “There are at least tens of thousands of people protesting across Inner Mongolia,” said Baatar, a 27-year-old herder in the Hinggan League area who refused to give his name because of security concerns. As of Tuesday, several bilingual boarding schools in Hinggan League and nearby Tongliao city were surrounded by hundreds of paramilitary police to prevent children who were already enrolled from leaving, Baatar added.

    2020 September 1, “China’s ethnic Mongolians protest Mandarin curriculum in schools”, in Al Jazeera, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2020

    On August 13, the 3rd Alumni Economic Forum opened in Arxan, Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, an expression of friendship among Hubei merchants and alumni, and a dialogue about new rural development. With the theme of “Alumni Economy: a Dialogue between Rural Areas and Development”, the forum invited over 300 famous alumni entrepreneurs and representatives of Hubei merchants to Arxan, to boost rural revitalization by means of the alumni economy and facilitate the high-quality development of Hinggan League, according to the Organizing Committee of the 3rd Alumni Economic Forum.

    2022 August 16, Organizing Committee of the 3rd Alumni Economic Forum, “The 3rd Alumni Economic Forum Opens in Arxan in Inner Mongolia”, in AP News, PR Newswire, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2022

    The extreme weather may lead to severe pest infestations that target cotton, corn and soybean in some areas, the ministry said. For example, the northern armyworm has been found in 136,000 mu (9066.7 hectares) in Keyou Middle Banner, Xingan League, Inner Mongolia, of which an area of 20,000 mu (1333.3 hectares) was severely affected, it added.

    [2023 August 16, Liz Lee, Ningwei Qin, “China warns floods could aggravate crop diseases, infestation in northeast”, in Miral Fahmy, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 07 May 2025

Origin

  1. Mongolianᠬᠢᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠨ
  2. EnglishHinggan

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠬᠢᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠨ (qinggan).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 興安 /兴安
  • 興安 /兴安 (Xīng'ān)league

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APA

Hinggan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hinggan

MLA

“Hinggan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hinggan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hinggan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hinggan.

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