Meanings
- A district of Beijing, China.
The first county-level "front-line command" was reportedly established in Huaijou county, Peking, in February 1967.
[1971, Richard Baum, “The Cultural Revolution in the Countryside: Anatomy of a Limited Rebellion”, in Thomas W. Robinson, editor, The Cultural Revolution in China, University of California Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 4402 more examples
A number of leading members of the Peking municipal government have been helping with drawing up plans. They carried out an investigation in Huaijou county and listed six types of farming areas. Their analysis has helped the local communes to improve their plans for bigger harvests in line with the specific local conditions.
[1965 March 26 [1965 March 25], “Government Workers Leave for Farm Areas”, in Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts, number 58, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Peking NCNA International Service, →OCLC, page CCC 3Recent reports attribute the first walls in the Mu-t’ien-yü valley in Huai-jou county near Peking to the Northern Sung.
[1990, Arthur Waldron, The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 236
Origin
- Mandarin懷柔 /怀柔
- EnglishHuairou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 懷柔 /怀柔 (Huáiróu).
More words from Mandarin
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Chinese Cantonese 懷柔 /怀柔
- 懷柔 /怀柔 (waai⁴ jau⁴)district
Chinese Mandarin 懷柔 /怀柔
- 懷柔 /怀柔 (Huáiróu)district
Japanese 懐柔
- 懐柔 (Kaijū)district
Cite this entry
Huairou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huairou
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