Liulin

Liu·lin
L1I1U1L1I1N1

proper noun

A county of Lüliang, Shanxi, China.

Scrabble 6

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Liu-lin

  1. A county of Lüliang, Shanxi, China.

    In 2009, of the 24 large coal mines in Liulin County, where Liansheng Group is headquartered, Liansheng controlled about a third.

    2013 December 18, Didi Kirsten Tatlow, “A Chinese Coal Baron Tumbles into Debt”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2023, Sinosphere
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    Liulin County, Shansi, has a population of 183,000 and an area of 1.92 million mou, of which more than 57,700 mou is cultivated land subject to serious water loss and soil erosion.

    1973 November 21 [1973 November 18], “SHANSI COUNTY GRAIN PRODUCTION”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 225, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Peking NCNA Domestic Service, translation of original in Chinese, →ISSN, →OCLC, page F 7

Origin

  1. Mandarin柳林
  2. EnglishLiulin

From Mandarin 柳林 (Liǔlín).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 柳林
  • 柳林 (lau⁵ lam⁴)county
Chinese Mandarin 柳林
  • 柳林 (Liǔlín)county
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